A WANTED burglar who had been missing for more than two weeks has been arrested.

Stephen Queen, 44, was released from prison on July 8, partway through a three year prison sentence for burglaries at hotels in Whitby and Scarborough.

Queen, of no fixed abode, failed to attend meetings with the Probation Service following his release, and a warrant was issued for his arrest, with appeals released by North Yorkshire Police to help track him down.

A spokesman for the force said Queen had been arrested today in Torquay and will be recalled to prison.