A man has been arrested in connection with a burglary at a Weymouth church.

Sometime between 6.30pm on Tuesday, January 29 and 9am on Wednesday, January 30, Weymouth Baptist Church on the Esplanade was burgled and a number of items were stolen.

These included a Dell E6440 laptop, a red Yamaha electric bass guitar, a Fender acoustic guitar, an Ovation guitar, three Boss distortion pedals, a camcorder and a Nintendo Wii.

Officers investigating the reported burglary have now confirmed a 49-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary.

He has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.

However, police are still urging anyone with information to contact them either via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting