Three arrested over series of cigarette break-ins

Nottinghamshire Police has arrested three men in connection with a series of shop burglaries where cigarettes were taken.

The arrests were as part of an ongoing operation investigating five break-ins most of which happened in the run up to Christmas.

Two McColls stores were targeted in September and November last year and two Tesco outlets within the gap of three days in December.

Officers think a break-in at Trent Barton in South Street in Ilkeston on 6 April is also connected with these incidents.

Three men, aged 40, 33 and 33, were arrested on 28 May. A 56-year-old man was previously arrested in connection with the Christmas day burglary in Carlton Hill Tesco and has since been released under investigation.

Detective Sergeant James Bond said: “We have been actively working to solve these burglaries since they took place and have an operation in place where we are making substantial leads on a daily basis.

“The case continues and we appeal to anyone with any information that could help, no matter how small, to contact us on 101 quoting incident 834 of 22 December 2019.”

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.