POLICE officers investigating a burglary at Stanford-le-Hope have arrested a man.

Officers were notified of an alarm activation at a property in High Street at around 4.30am on Friday, 30 September. It was reported that the property had been broken into at the rear and an estimated £400 of food and drink taken.

Officers quickly attended and arrested a man nearby on suspicion of burglary. The property was recovered. The 37-year-old man from Grays has been released on bail until Friday 21 October.

Superintendent Tim Tubbs, of the Essex Police West Local Policing Team, said: "Burglary is one of our force priority areas because we know it has a significant impact on the wellbeing of our victims and their quality of life. It's our focus to drive down burglary here in the west.

"As part of that focus, we will attend all burglaries to obtain the best evidential opportunities to carry out our investigations."

Police have asked for any available evidence as they build their case and have appealed for any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage people might have in relation to the incident.

A statement says: "You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am and 9pm. Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services. Alternatively, you can call us on 101.

"If you would like to make an anonymous report, you can contact independent charity on Twitter at @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

"Please quote crime reference 42/247639/22 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible."