Man admits stealing £400 in tools

A man has been convicted of theft after around £400-worth of tools was found inside a car in Cannock.

Hugh Nevin, 50, from Milton Keynes, appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Saturday (18 November) charged with four counts of theft from a shop.

Just before 4pm on Thursday (16 November), officers from Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) stopped a car on the A5 Watling Street in Cannock.

Inside they found power tools and other items. The property had been stolen from a shop on Pit Lane, Kidsgrove, at around 2.30pm the same day.

Nevin was arrested and charged with the offences. He admitted to four counts of theft from a shop in court and received a custody sentence of 40-weeks, suspended for two years.

Another man, in his 20s, was issued with a conditional caution.

We work proactively with road policing teams across Staffordshire to deter thieves, protect the public’s belongings and go after those putting others at risk on our roads.

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