Woman arrested after charity box stolen

Image source, Northumbria Police

Image caption, Officers found a suspect using the council's CCTV cameras
  • Author, Jonny Manning
  • Role, 大象传媒 News, North East and Cumbria

A woman has been arrested after a charity box was stolen from a council building.

The collection tin for a North East hospice was taken from Newcastle Civic Centre shortly before 11:00 BST on Thursday, Northumbria Police said.

Officers used CCTV to trace a suspect and made an arrest in the Eldon Gardens area of the city centre.

A 35-year-old woman was held on suspicion of theft and has since been released on bail.

Ch Supt Barrie Joisce said: "Following a report of theft in a city centre location, officers in the multi-agency hub were able to work closely together with colleagues to rapidly gather intelligence and set about identifying a suspect."

The arrest was made by officers working in the force's Newcastle City Safe project, which sees police work alongside staff at Newcastle City Council and business improvement district NE1.

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