Gang ‘break into’ trailer at M6 services as police charge man with theft
A lorry trailer was broken into on the M6 services by a gang of men, police say. The vehicle was targeted on the M6’s northbound services in Stafford[1] between Junction 14 and Junction 15.
Staffordshire Police[2] said it was called to the scene at at 12.17am on Thursday, April 6, following reports of a group of men loading goods from a HGV into a vehicle. The force said one man has since been charged while another was arrested and released under investigation.
A police spokesperson said: “A man has been charged with theft offences after various items were stolen from the trailer of an HGV in Stafford.
“We were called to the northbound services on the M6 at 12.17am on Thursday following reports of a group of men who were loading goods from an HGV into a vehicle. Kyle Michael Douglass, aged 29, of Batley, West Yorkshire, was arrested and has since been charged with theft from a motor vehicle.
“He appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Saturday, April 8. An 18-year-old man from West Yorkshire was also arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.
“He has since been released under investigation while inquiries continue.”
References
- ^ Stafford (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ Staffordshire Police (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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