Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Thursday, 19th September 2024, at 12:15hrs
A 28-year-old man has now been charged and remanded into custody until October.
A man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into burglary in Preston.
Officers were called to Holme Slack Lane in Preston earlier this month to reports of a burglary at a property where a car was then stolen.
Officers then spotted the stolen car the following day, and after a short pursuit, the offender was apprehended thanks to Police dog Viper hiding on the banks of the River Ribble.
He was arrested and has now been charged.
In a statement released today, Lancashire Police said,
“We have charged a man with a number of offences following a burglary in Preston.
We were called at around 7am on Saturday 14th September 2024 following reports of a burglary at a property on Holme Slack Lane.
It was reported that the suspect had entered the property through an insecure window while the occupants of the house were upstairs. A car was then stolen from the driveway after the keys were taken from the house.
The following day, (Sunday, 15th September 2024), the car was spotted by officers in the Frenchwood area of Preston and, after a short pursuit, the driver, a 28-year-old man was arrested after fleeing the car and being found hiding on the banks of the River Ribble by PD Viper.
Following an investigation by the South Residential Burglary Team and after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Samuel Knowles, 28, of no fixed address was charged with burglary and aggravated vehicle taking.
He appeared at Preston Magistrates Court this week and was remanded to custody to next appear in October.
Operation Defender is a force-wide campaign that aims to combat residential burglary with support from Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw.
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