POLICE have appealed for witnesses following a suspected burglary in Ashburton on Sunday.

Officers were called to the Dartmoor Lodge Hotel approximately 8.45pm after reports that a man had been seen in an office and then made off when challenged.

A search involving traffic officers, dog handlers and the force helicopter resulted in a 40-year-old man and 33-year-old woman being taken into custody.

DS Andy Turner, of Newton Abbot Police, said the pair were being detained with a view to being interviewed pending further enquiries.

'We'd like to hear from anyone with information about people acting suspiciously in or around the Dartmoor Lodge Hotel,' he said.

The police can be contacted on 101 quoting crime reference CR/04317/15.