Man arrested following series of break-ins on same street

A man has been arrested following a series of burglaries on the same street in north Staffordshire.

In the last week, we’ve had three separate reports of break-ins at different businesses on High Street in Biddulph.

The first one came in at about 1.35am last Friday (5 April) when a hairdressers was broken into. Hairdryers, straighteners, cash and other items were taken.

The second one, which was reported about 12.35pm on Monday (8 April), involved a laptop and other electronic devices being taken from a business.

The third incident was an attempted break-in at a business on Wednesday (10 April).

Local officers have been speaking to people in the area, looking at CCTV and carrying out enquiries to investigate the incidents.

A 30-year-old man, of no fixed address, has been arrested in connection with the incidents this morning (Friday 12 April). He will be questioned in custody.

Inspector Karen Cooke, from the Moorlands local policing team, said: “Theft and burglary can have a devastating impact on businesses, people and livelihoods. We’re working proactively to target those responsible and protect people’s belongings across Staffordshire.

“We don’t underestimate the damage that theft and burglary can have. We’re committed to acting on people’s concerns, robustly investigating reports and working on a more proactive basis to tackle neighbourhood priorities.”

If you have any information that can help us with our investigation into the three incidents, call us on 101, quoting incident 39 of 5 April, or message us using Live Chat on our website.