Thieves from London and Buckinghamshire arrested for stealing £2,000 of meat from Havant Asda

By Freddie Webb
Published 17th Nov 2022, 09:56 BST
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HUNDREDS of pounds worth of meat was stolen from a major supermarket in Havant.

Police arrested a man and a woman on Tuesday evening after stealing produce from Asda in Purbrook Way, Bedhampton. Roughly £2,000 of meat was swiped from the shelves.

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A woman from London, 34, and a man from Buckinghamshire, 54, were detained at the supermarket. Both of them are currently in police custody as enquiries into the thefts continue.

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A man and a woman were arrested for swiping £2,000 worth of meat from the shelves at an Asda supermarket in Purbrook Way, Bedhampton, Havant. Picture: Google Street View.A man and a woman were arrested for swiping £2,000 worth of meat from the shelves at an Asda supermarket in Purbrook Way, Bedhampton, Havant. Picture: Google Street View.
A man and a woman were arrested for swiping £2,000 worth of meat from the shelves at an Asda supermarket in Purbrook Way, Bedhampton, Havant. Picture: Google Street View.

A statement from Havant police, of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, said: ‘We have arrested two people after nearly £2000 worth of meat was stolen from Asda in Purbrook Way, Havant. ‘We were called on Tuesday evening, November 15, to a report that a large quantity of meat had been taken from the store.

‘A 34-year-old woman from London and 54-year-old man from Buckinghamshire have been arrested on suspicion of theft. They remain in custody at the current time.’