Following a break-in at England cricket captain Ben Stokes' home in County Durham, a man has been taken into custody. According to Stokes, his OBE medal and other valuables were stolen during the break-in while his wife and two kids were home.

According to Durham police, a 32-year-old North Yorkshire man was taken into custody Thursday evening on suspicion of burglary. According to the force, he was freed on bond as investigations proceeded.

The medal he won for helping England win the World Cup the previous year, which was listed in the 2020 New Year's list, was among the stolen goods, according to Stokes, who was in Pakistan for a test match the night of the break-in.

Describing the break-in at his Castle Eden home on the evening of 17 October, Stokes posted images of the things stolen. Items included a Christian Dior handbag, a gold ring with England cricket insignia and bracelets.

“By far the worst thing about this crime is that it was carried out whilst my wife and two young children were in the house,” Stokes wrote on social media. “Thankfully, none of my family came to any physical harm. Understandably, however, the experience has had an impact on their emotional and mental state. All we can think about is how much worse this situation could have been.”

He added: “They escaped with jewellery, other valuables and a good deal of personal items. Many of those items have real sentimental value for me and my family. They are irreplaceable … Although we have lost cherished possessions, to be clear, my sole motivation in sharing these photographs is not the recovery of material items. It is to catch the people who did this.”