Two charged following Formby burglary and theft

Two charged following Formby burglary and theft

Merseyside Police can confirm two men have been charged with burglary, theft, theft shop and common assault following an incident yesterday (Thursday, 23 February).

Alan Rimmer, 57 years of Kipling Street, Bootle and David Keating, 41 years of Cookson Road, Seaforth appeared at South Sefton Magistrates court this morning. Keating was remanded in custody and Rimmer bailed with conditions, to appear at South Sefton Magistrates Court on 14 April 2017.

In the early hours of yesterday (Thursday, 23 February), officers received a report of a burglary at an address in Coniston Road, Formby whereby camera equipment, and numerous credit cards were stolen. The cards were then used to withdraw cash from an ATM in Formby.

At around 9.30am yesterday, a theft took place at Pound Lane, The Strand and officers detained two men. Officers discovered the two men in possession of the stolen credit cards from the earlier burglary.

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