Extra Police patrols at Sovereign Harbour

Police conducted extra patrols in Eastbourne over the bank holiday weekend following reports of boats being broken into at Eastbourne's Sovereign Harbour.

A spokesperson for Sussex Police said: “In addition to regular patrols across your town this Bank Holiday Weekend, officers have been conducting extra patrols of Sovereign Harbour following a small number of reports of boats being broken into down at the Quay.

"During the course of their patrols, officers completed reassurance foot patrols around the area, as well as speaking to both businesses and residents in the area, to not only offer crime prevention advice and support, but to conduct enquiries into the recent break ins.