Four Arrested Following Woodingdean Burglary

Monday, 3 October 2022 14:35

Police in Brighton have arrested four people after responding to a business burglary in progress in Warren Road.

Police responded to reports of a break-in, shortly after midnight this morning (Monday, October 3) at a shop, with several people witnessed fleeing the scene in a white truck.

The truck was found nearby in Whitehawk and a search of the area found two men hiding in some bushes.

Officers deployed a drone and located a third man running across a field - he was swiftly located and arrested.

Further enquiries identified a fourth suspect at an address in Brighton, who was also taken into custody.

Four men aged between 21 and 35 were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary and remain in custody at this time.

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