Officers were called to an address in Netherfield, Nottingham, at around 11.25pm on Monday (19 December 2022) following reports a woman had been attacked and her phone stolen. When they arrived at the scene, officers stopped a 56-year-old man who was leaving the address with a bag. Police carried out searches of the address, another home in Netherfield and a van. In the vehicle, they discovered a large number of bin bags full of items which are believed to have been stolen from shops. The 56-year-old suspect has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm and theft of a mobile phone. Sergeant Mark Hore, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We respond quickly to all reports of violence and officers rapidly arrested a suspect when they were called to the scene of this incident. “It was then a really good piece of police work to carry out detailed searches of two addresses and a vehicle belonging to the suspect. “A large quantity of items which we believe to have been stolen were recovered and our investigation will continue into the incident.”
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