Police investigating a report of a man attempting to break into a garage and a van have made an arrest as part of their investigation.
Officers were called to Oak Tree Lane in Mansfield at around 5am yesterday (Monday 21 June) after a man was spotted acting suspiciously outside a house.
The man had fled the scene when police arrived and enquiries were made to establish the circumstances.
Just hours after the incident was reported, a 46-year-old man was arrest on suspicion of attempted burglary in connection with the incident.
Detective Sergeant Andy Hall is leading the investigation into the incident. He said: “Burglary is a very serious offence and we will always investigate reports thoroughly with a view to taking appropriate action against offenders.
“Officers did an excellent job to quickly respond to this report and make an arrest as part of their initial enquiries.
“We are now working to piece together what happened and I’d appeal to anyone who may have any information that could support our investigation to get in touch via 101 quoting incident number 122 of 21 June 2021.”
