A man was arrested on the roof of a Tesco Express store after breaking in and stealing scratch cards.
Police were alerted after an intruder alarm was activated at the shop in Rectory Road, Worthing
Officers responded to the scene and could see a man inside the store “tampering” with the till area.
Sussex Police contained the premises and called for additional resources, including the dog unit, before entering and climbing a ladder through an open loft hatch.
Once on the roof, they found the suspect and a Tesco bag full of scratch cards, which were recovered.
A 31-year-old man from Goring was arrested on suspicion of burglary and released on conditional bail until October 17.
The incident happened at around 2.09am on Monday, September 5.
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