TWO teenage boys and a woman have been arrested for a spate of burglaries in the Romsey area.
Two Southampton boys, 16 and 17, and a Romsey woman, 20, have been arrested and questioned over 10 separate offences, many of which were ram raids.
Officers have linked the crimes at stores in Romsey, North Baddesley and Hedge End, which occurred between December 11 last year June 21 this year.
In most of the offences, vehicles were used to gain entry to the stores.
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The Co-op on Winchester Hill, Romsey (Image: Google Maps)
The series of 10 offences includes four burglaries at the Morrisons Daily in Cornmarket, Romsey, and one at the Co-op petrol station on Winchester Hill.
Cigarettes, perfume and parcels were among the items stolen.
The Morrisons Daily in Cornmarket has been forced to close as a result of the damage caused and the persistent nature of the burglaries.
The Londis store in Romsey was also burgled.
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On Monday, June 24, officers arrested a 16-year-old boy from Southampton on suspicion of burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal, in connection with the burglary at the Co-op fuel station in Winchester Hill on March 18.
On Friday, June 19, a 20-year-old woman from Romsey was arrested on suspicion of burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal, in connection with both burglaries on June 21 and the burglary at Bradbeers on June 13.
On Wednesday, June 19, a 17-year-old boy from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal, in connection with the burglary at the Morrisons store on March 18.
He had previously been arrested in connection with the burglaries on December 11 and 14.
All three people have been released on conditional police bail while police enquiries continue.
Previously a 19-year-old man from Romsey had been arrested in connection with the burglaries on December 11 and 14. He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.
The police investigation into the crimes is ongoing.
The series includes:
- A burglary at the Morrisons store in Cornmarket, Romsey on the night of Monday 11 December, 2023, in which a quantity of cigarettes and e-cigarettes were stolen
- A burglary at the Londis store in Mercer Way, Romsey in the early hours of Thursday 14 December, 2023, in which parcels were stolen
- Cigarettes stolen from the Morrisons store in Cornmarket, Romsey after damage had been caused to the shopfront on Monday 18 March
- Damage caused to the front of the shop at the Co-op fuel station in Winchester Hill, Romsey also on Monday 18 March. Nothing reported stolen
- Burglary at Morrisons in Cornmarket, Romsey on Thursday 16 May, in which cigarettes were stolen
- Burglary at Fleming Stores, in Fleming Avenue, North Baddesley, on Tuesday 4 June. Vapes and cigarettes were stolen
- A window was smashed at the Bradbeers store in Bell Street, Romsey, in the early hours of Thursday 13 June. Bottles of perfume were stolen
- Attempt made to enter the Morrisons store in Cornmarket, Romsey in the early hours of Monday 17 June. Nothing was stolen
- Cigarettes stolen from the Morrisons store in Cornmarket, Romsey in the early hours of Friday 21 June
- Cigarettes and vapes stolen from the post office in St Johns Road, Hedge End, on Friday 21 June
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