Police arrested a man on the streets in Tavistock town centre yesterday (Wednesday).

The man was asking passers-by for money sitting on the pavement next to St Luke’s Hospice shop on Duke Street.

A police statement said: “Officers were on patrol around the area of Duke Street, Tavistock, on Wednesday, December 3, when they became aware of a man begging.

“It was reported the man then failed to produce an ID card, as required, and was found with a large amount of cash.

“The man in his 30s and from Bristol was arrested on suspicion of begging offences and failure to produce identification when required to do so.”

A police investigation is ongoing.