Appeal following shop burglaries in Stone

Officers are appealing for information after a shop in Stone was broken into twice in two days.

Police were first called at 8.20am on Saturday (16 January) to reports of a burglary at a phone shop on the High Street. 

Officers attended and found a front window to the premises smashed and shelves emptied of Samsung and Apple phones. 

Police informed the business owner and boarded up the window.

Officers were called to the shop again at about 8am on Sunday (17 January) to reports of a further burglary. 

Police attended and found another window at the same premises had been smashed and a mobile phone and air pods had been taken.

Officers reviewed CCTV footage and following their inquiries, arrested two men aged 33 and 27, and a 36-year-old woman on suspicion of burglary. 

The 33-year-old man and the 27-year-old man from the Newcastle and Stone areas have each been released on conditional police bail. 

The 36-year-old woman, also from the Stone area, has been released under investigation while inquiries continue. 

Anyone with information is asked to message Staffordshire Police on Facebook or Twitter quoting incident number 148 of the 16 January and 132 of 17 January, alternatively, call 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.