RESIDENTS in an area of Little Sutton are being asked to check their sheds and outbuildings after a male suspected of committing burglary was arrested in the early hours of today (July 2).

Police are urging anyone in the Armthorpe Drive area to contact them if they believe they have been a victim of crime.

Ellesmere Port Police have issued a message via their social media accounts.

They posted: "Officers have arrested a male in the Little Sutton area in the early hours of this morning for going equipped to commit burglary.

"Please can residents living in the Armthorpe Drive area check their sheds and outbuildings and contact us on 101 if they have been the victim of crime, quoting IML 744395."