A 23-YEAR-old Redditch man was arrested in the early hours of Sunday in connection with the theft of a motorboat and trailer.

The 14ft boat, worth £8,000, was stolen along with a £500 trailer from Stratford Marina on Thursday.

It was recovered at a Redditch address at 2am on Sunday and the man was arrested and taken into custody at Redditch.

He was later transferred to Leamington Spa police station for questioning.