A group of men have been arrested for allegedly handling stolen goods in Royston town centre.

Police were called at 1.59pm yesterday to Market Hill to reports of a man behaving suspiciously.

Officers attended and three men – a 54-year-old man from Hoddesdon, a 30-year-old man from Bedford and a 34-year-old man from Bedford – were arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods.

They have since been released under investigation while enquiries continue.

Anyone with information that could assist the police investigation should call police via the non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference G4/17/1023, or report information online a herts.police.uk/Report/Report-Shared/Report-a-crime.aspx

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are taken, information cannot be traced or recorded and you will not go to court.