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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ted Hennessey

Suspected burglar found asleep by police in child’s bed

A screengrab from police arrest footage of the man - (Nottinghamshire Police)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after he was found asleep in a child-sized bed.

Police bodycam footage shows the 24-year-old being woken up by officers ins the property in Newark, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

He was found curled up on a small floor bed.

Officers had been called to the house at around 3.15am after reports it was being burgled and found a smashed window.

Aside from the suspect, the property was empty.

Inspector Dale Smith, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:

“The officers responding to this incident did a great job apprehending a suspect as quickly as they did.

“Having heard a burglary was in progress, the team made their way there and took action when they suspected an intruder could still be inside the house.

“As it turned out, the property was completely empty, aside from one man who was lying down on a floor bed in one of the rooms.

“As shown by our robust response to this burglary report, we will always treat incidents of this nature seriously and act accordingly.”

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