Police Arrest Newport Man after Thefts from Boats.
Dec 1st, 2006 | By Amanda Johnson | Isle of Wight News From The Island PulsePolice have arrested a Newport man after a spate of thefts from boats in the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, between September and October 2006.Â
The Safer Neighbourhoods Team at Yarmouth police station received over a dozen reports of thefts from boats and criminal damage to watercraft.
Neighbourhood officers, together with the Cowes-based Marine Unit, mounted a surveillance operation over several weekends to monitor security at boat yards.
Property worth around £2,500 has since been recovered and returned to the owners.
A man in his 20s from Newport was arrested in connection with the incidents and bailed until January.
HC Press Release: 01/12/2006
