Seven - including five teenagers - arrested after Lower Drayton Lane burglary in Portsmouth

Seven people – including five teenagers – have been arrested after a Portsmouth burglary in which laptops, jewellery and two cars were stolen.
By Tom Morton
Published 11th Aug 2022, 20:30 BST
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Police officers are investigating a burglary at a home in Lower Drayton Lane.

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Officers were told on Tuesday that the home had been broken into and items including jewellery and laptops were taken from inside. Two cars parked outside were also taken.

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Seven people have been arrested after a burglary in which two cars were stolenSeven people have been arrested after a burglary in which two cars were stolen
Seven people have been arrested after a burglary in which two cars were stolen

Nobody was home at the time and both of the cars have since been recovered, police say.

A spokeswoman said: ‘We have now arrested an 18-year-old man from Waterlooville, a 45-year-old man from Winchester, a 17-year-old boy from Portsmouth, a 16-year-old girl from Portsmouth, a 30-year-old woman of no fixed abode, a 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl from Portsmouth in connection with this incident.’

All seven are in police custody.

Police say inquiries are continuing. Anyone with information can call 101 quoting reference 44220322103.