Four arrested over night-time cigarette heist
Police tracked and arrested four suspects at Copdock Interchange retail park following a reported break-in at an Ipswich industrial estate in the early hours of Friday morning.
The big picture: The incident occurred at a business premises on Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate just before 01:00 on Friday 15 November, when intruders forced entry and stole a large quantity of cigarettes.
How it unfolded:
- Police received a report of a suspected burglary in progress
- Officers were immediately dispatched to the scene
- A vehicle believed to be connected to the crime was located at Copdock Interchange retail park
- Four men in the vehicle were arrested on suspicion of burglary
What's next: The suspects – three men in their 20s and one 18-year-old – are being questioned by detectives at Martlesham Police Investigation Centre, where they remain in custody.
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