Two men arrested at scene of suspected burglary at Peterborough Museum released without charge

Two men arrested at the scene of a suspected burglary at Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery have been released with no further action taken.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Jul 2018, 10:53 BST
Updated 23rd Jul 2018, 11:59 BST
The scene of the arrest at Peterborough museum. Photo: @PborocopsThe scene of the arrest at Peterborough museum. Photo: @Pborocops
The scene of the arrest at Peterborough museum. Photo: @Pborocops

Two men were arrested after police responded to a call reporting an ongoing burglary at Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery in Priestgate at 10.16pm on Thursday July 19.

A spokesman for Vivacity which runs the museum said: "Peterborough Police attended Peterborough Museum overnight in response to a break-in alert. We're able to confirm that none of the collections or objects housed in the building were compromised and remain safe.

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"A window was smashed but all of our security systems responded as they were intended to do. The Museum is open today as normal."

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Police have now released the men and no further action will be taken, but a tweet from Andy Cave, director of Peterborough based Hunt and Coombs solicitors suggests the two men were museum cleaners.

A police spokesman said the case remains open.