A St Albans resident, wanted following a burglary in Hemel Hempstead, has been found hiding in a wardrobe.

The 34-year-old was discovered at 7.40am this morning (Thursday, November 23) in Mortimer Crescent, St Albans, while officers were looking for a different individual.

The man, who remains in police custody at this time, was wanted in connected with a burglary at a nail salon in Stoneycroft, Hemel Hempstead.

This incident is reported to have taken place at around 6.30am on November 3.

A Facebook post by Hertfordshire Constabulary read: "Safer Neighbourhood Officers and Intervention Officers were out early this morning on an arrest enquiry at an address in St Albans.

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"Although we didn’t find who we were after, we did however arrest another individual at the address hiding in a wardrobe who was wanted for burglary."

A spokesperson for the service later told The Herts Advertiser: "He was arrested at 7.40am on Mortimer Crescent, St Albans on suspicion of commercial burglary at a nail salon on Stoneycroft, Hemel Hempstead, which reportedly took place on November 3 at around 6.30am.

"The man who was arrested is aged 34 from St Albans."

Hertfordshire Constabulary later confirmed that the individual remains on police bail.