Gosport man found hiding in garden arrested for M&S shoplifting offences with police thanking neighbour for using ladder to catch him

Freddie Webb
By Freddie Webb

Defence Reporter

Published 12th Aug 2022, 14:22 GMT
Updated 12th Aug 2022, 14:45 GMT

THANKS to a neighbour’s ladder, police arrested a man for shoplifting offences in Gosport.

Officers searched frantically to find the 37-year-old man.

He was found hiding in a rear garden at a property in Old Road yesterday.

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Officers searched for the man hiding in someone's back garden in Old Road, Gosport. Picture: Gosport police.placeholder image
Officers searched for the man hiding in someone's back garden in Old Road, Gosport. Picture: Gosport police.

His arrest is related to shoplifting offences over the last two months, with some incidents taking place at Marks & Spencer.

A statement via Gosport police at the time said: ‘Not just any suspected shoplifter: This was an M&S suspected shoplifter.

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‘Within the last hour, a 37-year-old Gosport male has been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting offences - occurring earlier this month and last. The male was found hiding in the rear garden of an address in Old Road.

Officers used a ladder to find the man, which they borrowed from a neighbour. Picture: Gosport police.placeholder image
Officers used a ladder to find the man, which they borrowed from a neighbour. Picture: Gosport police.

‘The arrest followed a great team effort by Gosport neighbourhood policing team, Fareham & Gosport R&P, Fareham & Gosport HHRT, police dog Watson and handler.

‘Thank you to a neighbour for loaning us his ladder.’

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