Tech equipment worth £250k stolen in Daventry warehouse theft

News imageNorthamptonshire Police Police officer in warehouse in DaventryNorthamptonshire Police
The thief was found hiding in the warehouse after breaking in through the roof

About £250,000 of computer equipment was stolen after a man scaled a five-storey warehouse and broke in through the roof.

Police were called to the break-in at the building in Nasmyth Road in Daventry in the early hours of Monday.

A man was found hiding from officers in the warehouse and was arrested.

Northamptonshire Police said they searched a wooded area close to the scene and retrieved laptops and tablets worth about £250,000.

The 32-year-old was arrested on suspicion of burglary and remains in custody.