A MAN has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of thefts across Bury and Rochdale.
Lewis Brierley has been remanded in custody, and is due to appear at Rochdale Magistrates Court today today.
He has been charged with burglary and robbery offences dating between the 5th and 12th of January 2022.
The charges relate to a series of incidents that took place in the days leading up to his arrest.
This includes entering a business premises on Eton Business Park in Bury, and stealing car keys; entering another business premises in Rochdale, with intent to steal; and attempting to steal property from an address on Bury Old Road, whilst threatening the occupant with violence.
Other incidents included stealing a vehicle from a property on Oldham Road in Rochdale, with £750 worth of items stolen from another vehicle at a distribution centre, and leaving a a petrol station in Rochdale without paying for £55 worth of petrol.
This follows on from an investigation by the Rochdale Neighbourhood Task Force and Bury CID.
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