Two people have been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a man had his car stolen in Maryport.

Police were called at 6.45am today to a report of a man being the victim of a robbery inside an address in Eaglesfield Street where a man and a woman took his car keys and stole his car – a Renault Clio.

The car was recovered shortly after 8am, abandoned, in the vicinity of the Roman Museum in the town.

A 32-year-old woman was arrested nearby in The Promenade.

She is currently in police custody having been arrested on suspicion of burglary, robbery and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.

A police helicopter was called in to assist in the search and a 32-year-old man was also subsequently arrested in a nearby field.

He is in police custody having been arrested on suspicion of robbery and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.

Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact police referencing incident 19 of 11 December 2019.

You can also email: 101@cumbria.police.uk or call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

In an emergency always call 999.