Theft suspect held taking items from flood-hit Mytholmroyd home

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Parts of Mytholmroyd were flooded when the River Calder bursts its banks on Boxing Day

A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing from a flood-damaged property in West Yorkshire.

The 40-year-old man, from Dewsbury, was arrested at about 07:30 GMT after police received reports of a man in a white van taking items from a property in Mytholmroyd.

West Yorkshire Police said, external the man is being held in police custody.

Parts of Mytholmroyd were flooded when the River Calder bursts its banks on Boxing Day.

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