UPDATE: Arrests after thieves smash into town centre store

Two men have been arrested and police are hunting for a third after a town centre store was broken into overnight.
Mannequins strewn all over the floor after break-in at Wakefields.Mannequins strewn all over the floor after break-in at Wakefields.
Mannequins strewn all over the floor after break-in at Wakefields.

Police said three men were seen leaving Wakefields clothing store in Horsham with a mannequin at 2.30am today (February 22).

Windows were smashed at both entrances and dummies with limbs ripped off were left strewn all over the shop-front.

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Police said two men - a 48-year-old and an 18-year-old - were found by officers and were arrested on suspicion of burglary. They remain in police custody.

A hunt was carried out for a third man however, he was not found.

Several items of clothing were stolen from the window and were retrieved by police.

Anyone with any information is asked to report it online at https://sussex.police.uk/appealresponse or call 101 quoting serial 89 of 22/02.

Alternatively, you can visit the Crimestoppers www.crimestoppers-uk.org website or contact the independent charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.