Suspects arrested within minutes of attempted burglary at Leybourne Lakes

Balaclavas and an angle grinder have been seized by response officers who arrested three burglary suspects near Snodland.

Patrols detained the males within 10 minutes of an attempted break-in to a bike shed next to Leybourne Lakes.

Police had been called to a report of suspicious activity in the area at around 1.50am on Saturday 7 September 2024.

By 2am, attending officers had tracked down and arrested the suspects.

A moped linked to them was located and seized, along with the balaclavas and angle grinder.

An investigation is ongoing and the suspects - two men, aged 19 and 21, and a 16-year-old boy - are all currently bailed, with conditions, to return to a police station at a later date.