Two arrested following burglary at Salisbury antiques store
The men were stopped by police in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday 14th October).
Last updated 14th Oct 2020
Wiltshire Police were called at around 3.45am today by a member of the public who was on their way home from work.
They saw two men breaking into the antiques store on Catherine Street.
When police arrived, they found a broken window and detained one man straight away.
Another man tried to run away, but was quickly stopped by officers.
Jewellery and silverware was removed from the store, but it was all recovered by police.
Two men in their 40s, who are both from Salisbury, were arrested on suspicion of burglary and are in custody in Melksham.
Salisbury Inspector Pete Sparrow said:
"This was an excellent result - thanks to the vigilant member of the public who reported the suspicious activity, officers were able to arrive immediately at the scene and detain two men - a quantity of antiques and jewellery was also recovered and our enquiries remain ongoing."
Police are appealing for anyone with any further information about what happened to get in touch with them.
If you can help, you're asked to call 101 and quote crime reference number 54200103211.