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A man was arrested after an elderly woman’s handbag was stolen from her home in Fleetwood.

A burglar entered a house in Princess Way before taking a handbag in the early hours of Sunday morning (July 10).

The offender then attempted to withdraw money at a nearby cash machine.

A man was later identified via CCTV, but when officers attempted to arrest him, he was hiding in the loft of a house in Blackpool.

A 44-year-old man from Fleetwood was subsequently arrested on suspicion of burglary.

Man who hid in loft to avoid arrest detained after elderly woman’s handbag stolen from her home in Fleetwood