Man arrested in field after large theft of BT cables from manhole

A man has been arrested over the theft of a large quantity of telecommunications cable belonging to BT Openreach.

Police were called after people became suspicious after spotting manhole covers removed overnight at a location in the Broadland area.


The man was arrested in a nearby field after being monitored by a police drone operation.

A length of cable has been recovered and enquiries into the theft are continuing. The arrested man has been released under investigation.