A Mansfield man has been charged after around £12,000 worth of stock, including lingerie and sex toys, were stolen from Ann Summers in Nottingham.

Two charges have been made after Ann Summers on Long Row was burgled during the early hours of Friday, August 14.

Staff raised the alarm at 4.35am, after reviewing the CCTV and seeing two people had been going in and out of the store at different stages throughout the night.

Jason Kamal, 48, and Ashley Hillsley, 20, were both spotted and arrested nearby at 4.38am, after police felt they matched the descriptions of the suspects.

A Mansfield man has been charged after around £12,000 worth of stock were stolen from Ann Summers in Nottingham.

placeholder image — A Mansfield man has been charged after around £12,000 worth of stock were stolen from Ann Summers in Nottingham.

A parked car was then tracked down soon after, which – when searched – was found to contain a considerable amount of Ann Summers stock in the boot.

Hillsley, of Big Barn Lane, Mansfield, was charged with the Ann Summers burglary and has been released on conditional bail, ahead of an appearance at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on September 17.

Kamal, of no fixed address, has since been charged with two counts of burglary, and was remanded into custody during an appearance at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday, August 15.

He is next due to appear before Nottingham Crown Court on 11 September.

These charges come as Operation Reclaim continues in Nottingham city centre.

Launched in May, the operation is a partnership approach to relentlessly targeting criminals who use the city centre to commit crime.

Nottinghamshire Police are using the Home Office tactic called Clear, Hold, Build, where we make the environment as hostile as possible for criminals to operate and ensure the vacuum cannot be filled once they are arrested and charged.

Chief Inspector Kylie Davies, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Taking the city centre burglary first up, the officers responding to that call did a great job responding as quickly as they did.

“Within three minutes of being dispatched to this report, the response team in attendance had located two suspects and placed them in handcuffs.

“A substantial amount of stock was taken during this incident, so it was pleasing to be able to secure charges against two suspects.”