Police have arrested a man after 100 iPads were stolen from Alder Hey.
The devices worth a combined £70,000 had been bought as gifts for sick children and their families were taken from a container outside the hospital.
Extensive witness and CCTV enquiries revealed that a man had sold 40 of iPads to an exchange store in Liverpool last month following the robbery.
Officers confirmed on Friday that a 54-year-old man from Halewood has been detained on suspicion of burglary on Wednesday and he remains in custody.
Detective Inspector Steven O’Neill said: “These iPads were bought as gifts to give to sick children and their families at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
“Thanks to the hard work of our officers we have made an arrest in the run up to Christmas that will hopefully make them feel safe and secure.
“I hope this arrest shows how seriously Merseyside Police takes such offences especially at a place that is at the heart of our community and treats so many children and babies with such complex and specialist conditions.
“If you have any information regarding theft or burglary please contact or speak to our officers.”
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