Officers investigating burglary reports in Winchester, Basingstoke and Alton make third arrest

Officers investigating reports of burglaries in the Winchester, Basingstoke and Alton areas have made a third arrest.

We received reports of six burglaries in January, which are believed to be linked:

• A burglary at an address on Mount Pleasant, Kings Worthy, between 8.45am and 3.15pm on 21 January. A search was conducted of the property and jewellery was stolen.
• A burglary at an address on Goring Field, Winchester, between 3pm and 7.30pm on 21 January. Again, the property was searched and jewellery was stolen.
• A burglary at an address on Cundell Way, Kings Worthy, at around 7pm on 21 January. Jewellery was stolen.
• A burglary at an address on Harp Avenue, Alton, between 5.30pm and 7pm on 23 January. Gold and jewellery was stolen.
• A burglary at an address on Puttenham Road, Basingstoke, between 11am on 25 January and 10am on 26 January. Jewellery was stolen.
• A burglary at a different address on Puttenham Road, Basingstoke, between 00.01am on 25 January and 00.01am on 27 January. Nothing was stolen.

Since the incidents were reported to us, officers have been carrying out extensive enquiries and arrested a third man in Suffolk on Friday 14 February.

A 27-year-old man from Red Lodge, Suffolk, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a burglary dwelling with intent to steal.

He has been bailed with conditions, pending further enquiries.

It comes after two men were arrested in Oxford on Monday 27 January.

A 36-year-old man from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and a 28-year-old man from Craigavon, Northern Ireland, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a burglary dwelling with intent to steal.

The pair have been bailed with conditions, pending further enquiries.