Sex toy theft arouses police suspicions

♦ A cargo of sex toys worth £1 million was stolen from a lorry parked overnight in a lay-by.

The consignment of “adult toys” destined for Northamptonshire-based Rocks-off Ltd was taken after the lorry trailer was broken into on the A43 in September.

Northamptonshire Police said in a statement appealing for information about the incident: “The incident happened on Wednesday, Sept 18, between 1am and 6.30am, in the lay-by between the A14 and Broughton village, and involved a lorry travelling from Felixstowe to Kettering in order to deliver its load to Rocks-off Ltd, a business based in Cunliffe Drive.

“At some point between 1am and 6.30am, the trailer was broken into and £1million worth of goods were stolen.”