A MAN has been arrested in connection with a theft at a butchers.

He is reported to have stolen a quantity of cash, currently unspecified, from Canham and Sons in Church Road, Hove, at about 5.30pm on Wednesday.

Officers identified a suspect through a post on social media and an arrest attempt was carried out at an address in Lower Rock Gardens, Brighton, at about 8.45am today.

A 46-year-old man, from Brighton, was arrested on suspicion of theft.

He remains in police custody at this stage.