A MAN has been arrested following two burglaries in North Yorkshire.

Scarborough Police say they received a report of a burglary on Friday (June 21) which was picked up and investigated by  Scarborough's Response team two. 

A police spokesman said: “As part of the investigation, CCTV has been reviewed which has assisted with identifying a suspect. On Sunday morning (June 23), as PC Broadbent was actively looking for the suspect, with assistance from detectives from Scarborough's CID team, another burglary was reported. 

“Within a couple of hours, the officers located the suspect, who was caught red handed, still being in possession of stolen items. 

“The suspect, a Scarborough man, has been arrested and is currently in the cells. As part of the investigation, the officers have recovered some of the stolen property from the burglaries.”