A MAN has been arrested after an outbuilding in Ringwood was broken into and damaged using a 4x4.
The burglary on Fordingbridge Road was reported to police at around 9.10pm last night (Thursday, November 3).
The vehicle was later founded abandoned by police and recovered.
A statement from Hampshire Constabulary said that further enquiries identified a man known to local officers and he was later stopped in a vehicle at the junction of Burley Road and Dial Close in Bransgore.
The driver was detained and the vehicle was searched by officers.
Items including a sledge hammer, a crow bar, drill, screwdriver and a large ratchet were found and seized.
A distinctive jacket seen on CCTV in relation to the alleged burglary on Fordingbridge Road was also located and seized.
A 46-year-old man from Totton was arrested on suspicion of burglary dwelling with intent to steal and going equipped for theft.
He remains in custody at this time.
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