Arrest after burglary at pub
AN ARREST has been made after a burglary at the Venture Inn in which around £2,500 was reported stolen.
A post was written on the Venture Inn Facebook page stated: ‘As some of you may already know, sadly the pub got broken into last night [Saturday 12 January].
‘Unfortunately the open-the-box money and most of the bonus-ball money was stolen along with meat and fish draw [proceeds] and other substantial amounts of cash.’
The pub apologised for any upset that may have been caused because the following night’s open-the-box was affected along with the weekend’s bonus-ball winnings.
‘Fingers crossed we find the culprit and hopefully get some of our hard-earned money back. Thank you all as always for your continued support,’ the post said.
Police said: ‘We can confirm a 34-year-old man has been arrested and released on bail following a burglary at the Venture Inn in the early hours of January 12th.’
. Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information should contact CID on 725111 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
