A man has been arrested on suspicion of cleaning up with Henry vacuum cleaners across Brighton and Hove.

The 32-year-old Brighton man was arrested on Friday (8 February) and accused of stealing 16 vacuum cleaners since late November.

Sussex Police said that the suspect had been bailed until Thursday 4 April while officers make further inquiries.

His arrest followed a call from Journeys Hostel in Richmond Place, Brighton, shortly before 8pm on Thursday (7 February) after a vacuum cleaner was borrowed earlier in the day and not returned.

Police had been contacted previously by several businesses complaining that a man had asked to borrow a vacuum cleaner and not returned it.

The suspect was arrested in relation to vacuum cleaner thefts from

Stallion Chemists in Preston Drove, Brighton, on Thursday 22 November

Cineworld at Brighton Marina on Sunday 2 December

The Battle of Trafalgar pub in Guildford Road, Brighton, also on Sunday 2 December

The Bells Club in Peacehaven on Friday 7 December

The King and Queen pub in Grand Parade, Brighton, on Monday 10 December

To Be Worn Again in Kensington Gardens, Brighton, on Friday 21 December

The Brighton Electric Recording Company in Coombe Terrace, Brighton, on Saturday 12 January

Taxi Link in Albion Street, Brighton, on Tueday 15 January

Premises in Ditchling Road, Brighton, on Wednesday 16 January

The George Payne pub, formerly the Kendal Arms, in Payne Avenue, Hove, on Wednesday 23 January

Tenon Recovery in Queen’s Road, Brighton, on Wednesday 30 January

Mulberry Express in Upper St James’s Street, Brighton, on Monday 4 February

The Seattle Hotel at Brighton Marina on Monday 4 February

Simplicare on the Freshfield Industrial Estate in Brighton on Monday 4 February

Journeys Hostel in Richmond Place, Brighton, on Thursday 7 February

Anyone else who has been conned in a similar way is asked to call Sussex Police on 101.