Anger as fridges and freezers turned off at Sudbury Waitrose

Officers from Sudbury police station said they were made aware that some time between September 14 and September 18 a group of youths gained entry to the rear of Waitrose in Sudbury's Station Road.

Waitrose in Sudbury (Image: Google Maps)

It is believed that the suspects gained access through a rear fire escape and used an access ladder to climb onto the roof. 

While on the roof, switches that power the fridges and freezers in the store were turned off - leading to the loss of stock. 

Mayor of Sudbury Alison Owen has said that there needs to be more for children to do in the town to prevent more incidents like this happening again. 

Mayor of Sudbury Alison Owen (Image: Sudbury Town Council)

She said: "It's incredibly frustrating and worrying to hear our youngsters was involved in this behaviour, not only a huge cost to local businesses, but they could have died.

"We need to do more for the youngsters of our town, they need to have something to do.

"There are talks going on with the old Delphi site there will be a chance to have your say during the engagement."

Hannah Rivers-Smith, branch manager at Waitrose Sudbury, said: “While we can’t speak about specific incidents, we want to offer our customers a brilliant experience. 

"We are working closely with local stakeholders, including the police, to tackle this antisocial behaviour."

It is not the first time a group of children have accessed the roof of a building in the town.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a fire in Delphi, Sudbury (Image: Joe Collins)

Earlier this year, Sudbury police had to issue a warning after children were spotted on the roof of the former Delphi building.

Fire crews from all over the county were called to a huge blaze that broke out at the Delphi site. 

It was later revealed that police were treating the blaze as arson. 

A 14-year-old boy was charged in connection with the blaze that took hold of the disused factory.