took a handbag from a car parked on North Street.

Someone saw him and he was arrested. Both the handbag and the contents were returned to their owner.

Meanwhile, two would-be thieves were forced to flee from two separate homes when they were disturbed before they could steal anything.

In the first instance the residents of a home on Fork Lane in Southampton told Police that they awakened around 1 a.m. on Saturday after they heard the sound of their screen opening.

The intruder fled once he was disturbed.

In the second instance four hours later at 5 a.m. the occupants of a home on Devon Springs Road reported that they awoke to find a man standing in the room.

When he realised he had been seen he ran away without taking anything. Police are investigating both incidents.