Man charged after stolen van tracked down

A man has been charged after we tracked down a stolen van in Stoke-on-Trent.

Johnathon Hassell, 36, of no fixed address, has been charged with theft of motor vehicle and taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent.

It comes after a Renault van was reported stolen at 7.55am on Sunday (18 May). It happened on Lockington Avenue, Bentilee.

Officers tracked down the stolen van to Dorchester Walk and recovered it.

Hassell is due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (Monday 19 May).