TWO men have been arrested after an attempted burglary at a vehicle repair shop.

Yesterday at 9.28pm, a member of the public reported a possible burglary taking place at New Milton Motor Services on Hamilton Way, New Milton.

Officers arrived and searched the area, finding a vehicle that matched a description given to them.

After a search, a number of power tools, including two Dewalt drills and a Makita radio were found and seized.

Whilst waiting for the vehicle to be recovered, officers then spotted two men matching descriptions provided to them on Old Milton Road.

The men were searched but nothing was found on them and they were later released.

Despite this though, a dog unit was deployed to check for discarded property, finding a key belonging to the seized vehicle in an alleyway close to where the two men had been seen.

A 45-year-old man and a 43-year-old man, both from Poole in Dorset, were arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary.

Both men remain in custody at this time.