A man has been arrested on suspicion of going equipped to steal after being stopped by police.

Officers in Thetford stopped a man who had been seen acting suspiciously in Tennyson Way, on the evening of Tuesday, December 10.

They conducted a stop and search where the man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of going equipped to steal.

Thetford Police said on Twitter: "The male has been bailed with curfew conditions while our enquiries continue."

Police have been carrying out normal routine patrols in the Thetford area following a stabbing in St Albans Way, on the Abbey estate.

A man in his 20s suffered stab wounds to his back and arms and a 21-year-old has been arrested and charged with causing grievous bodily harm and possession of a blade in public.