Police arrest two St Leonards men after stolen alcohol and ‘metal bar with a spike in’ seized

Police have arrested two men after stolen alcohol was seized from a vehicle in St Leonards.
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Shortly before 1pm on Sunday (2 May) officers made an intelligence stop of a vehicle in Old Harrow Road, police said.

A spokeswoman added: “A search of the vehicle was conducted and a quantity of stolen alcohol and a metal bar with a spike on the end were discovered and seized.

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“A 50-year-old man from St Leonards was arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, driving without a valid test certificate, going equipped for theft, theft from shop and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

“A 30-year-old man from St Leonards was arrested on suspicion of theft from a shop and going equipped for theft.”

The pair remain in police custody while the investigation is ongoing, she added.