Current location:entertainment >>
Police hunt sweet
entertainment2People have gathered around
IntroductionPolice are hunting the sweet-toothed thieves who stole £134,000 worth of Kinder Bueno chocolate bars ...
Police are hunting the sweet-toothed thieves who stole £134,000 worth of Kinder Bueno chocolate bars from an industrial estate.
The suspects stole the confectionary by hooking a trailer full of tens of thousands of the bars to a lorry and driving off.
Police said the thieves had brought the vehicle to the Gillibrands Industrial Estate, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, at around 3am on March 17 this year.
Then after attaching the trailer full of the Kinder Bueno bars, they took it to Simonswood, in Merseyside, where the cargo was loaded onto another vehicle.
Officers eventually found the missing empty trailer in nearby Rainford.
Police are hunting the sweet-toothed thieves who stole £134,000 worth of Kinder Bueno chocolate bars from an industrial estate
Police said the thieves had bought the vehicle to the Gillibrands Industrial Estate, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, at around 3am on March 17 this year
Then after attaching the trailer full of the Kinder Bueno bars, they took it to Simonswood, in Merseyside, where the cargo was loaded onto another vehicle. Pictured: Gillibrands Industrial Estate
READ MORE: Thief, 32, who used stolen lorry cab to make off with a trailer loaded with almost 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs worth £31,000 is jailedAdvertisement
PC Holly Bennett, from Lancashire Police, said: 'This is a significant commercial theft, and I would appeal to anyone who saw anything suspicious either in the area around the industrial estate or the area where the load has been transferred or the trailer has been abandoned to get in touch.'
Anyone with information should call the force on 101, quoting log 0353 of March 17 or contact independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
The theft comes after a man was jailed last year for stealing 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs.
Joby Pool, 32, used a metal grinder to break into an industrial unit on February 11, 2023, before driving off with the goods worth more than £31,000.
The unit belonged to SW Group Logistics in Stafford Park in Telford, Shropshire.
The stolen chocolate was then driven onto the northbound M42, where Pool surrendered by walking towards police 'with his hands up' near junction 11.
The haul of over 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs was estimated to be worth more than £31,000
Pool, 32, used a metal grinder to break into an industrial unit before driving off with the lorry full of chocolates
The theft occurred at a unit belonging to SW Group Logistics in Stafford Park, Telford
Pool was jailed for 18 months in July last year after he admitted theft, criminal damage to a lock at the trailer park and driving without insurance.
In a series of tweets posted two days after the theft, West Mercia Police explained how they 'helped save Easter' after foiling the thief.
They said: 'West Mercia Police has helped save Easter for Creme Egg fans after almost 200,000 of the chocolate treats were stolen from a unit in Stafford Park in Telford.
'The eggs-travagent theft took place on Saturday February 11 with the chocolate collection box thought to be worth around £40,000.
'Along with the Creme Eggs a number of other chocolate varieties were also stolen.
'Shortly after the theft a vehicle, presumably purporting to be the Easter bunny, was stopped northbound on the M42 and a man was arrested on suspicion of theft.'
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Compass news portal”。http://mauritius.downmusic.org/html-59f599397.html
Related articles
Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands
entertainmentCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio’s law banning virtually a ...
Read morePrince William is set to be an usher at the Duke of Westminster's 'society wedding of the year'
entertainmentPrince William is set to be an usher at his friend the Duke of Westminster's wedding but King Charle ...
Read more2 shot dead on outskirts of Paris
entertainmentTwo men were shot dead on Sunday evening in Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, and they w ...
Read more
Popular articles
- Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism
- Russia warns to intensify attacks on Western arms storage in Ukraine
- Taiwan's WHA participation must fall under one
- Xi envisages stronger China
- Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing some restaurants
- South Africa elections 2024: What you need to know
Latest articles
Shooting injures 2 at Missouri high school graduation ceremony
Brits face summer holiday chaos as Majorcans crank up their anti
New art space integrates art with technology
Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton
Tom Brady and Jay
Elon Musk arrives in Indonesia's Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service
LINKS
- Ana Dias, Olivia Moultrie give Thorns sixth straight NWSL win
- Wanderlust unleashed after restrictions eased
- Protesters rally in Peru against decree classifying seven gender identities as “mental illness”
- Panthers reach Eastern Conference finals for second straight year, eliminating Bruins in 6 games
- Chinese scientists breed new high
- China's space weather center predicts strong solar flares
- Chinese scientists breed new high
- PGA Championship at a glance
- Ragans throws 7 scoreless innings as Royals win 6
- Wanderlust unleashed after restrictions eased