A man and a woman from Stevenage have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries in the town. (Image: Archant)
Two arrests have been made in connection with burglaries carried out at business premises in Stevenage.
Officers from Operation Scorpion have arrested a 30-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman – both from Stevenage – in connection with a string of commercial burglaries in the town.
Officers found the man behind a charity shop while out on patrol in the Market Place at 12.05am today.
He was arrested on suspicion of theft and being in possession of a bladed article.
The woman was arrested – following a subsequent search of an address in the town – on suspicion of handling stolen goods and possession of Class B drugs.
Both are currently in custody at Stevenage police station.
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