THE police announced that they made 12 arrests over the weekend following multiple offences throughout south Cumbria.

In a tweet posted around 5.30am yesterday (March 17), Barrow Police said that 12 were in custody for a whole range of offences from assaults, to thefts, to disorderly behaviour.

A police spokesman said: “All will be processed during the day by Criminal Investigation Department and uniform response officers.

“This is the often unseen but very important part of what we do.”