Man arrested after string of thefts at Nottingham pubs

Police investigating a string of handbag thefts from Nottingham pubs have arrested a suspect.

Five pubs in the city centre were targeted between 16 July and 1 August, with a handbag containing personal belongings such as cash and bank cards stolen on each occasion.

Following inquiries, the incidents were linked to the theft of a rucksack from a city centre hotel on 20 July, as well as the theft of a purse at a sandwich shop in Mapperley on the same day.

The perpetrator is believed to have attempted to make a number of transactions using bank cards stolen across the spate of incidents.

On Friday (4 August), officers from the city centre’s Operation Compass team spotted a suspect wanted in connection with the investigation.

The 57-year-old was arrested and taken into custody, where he was questioned in relation to seven thefts and seven frauds by false representation.

He was later bailed, with conditions, while the investigation continues.