A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing £2,500-worth of goods from an Amazon delivery van.
Officers were called to Morton Street in Byker, Newcastle, at around 1pm on Saturday, June 10, after an Amazon driver reported that his vehicle had been stolen while parked upon the street.
The driver was delivering a parcel to an address in the street and when he turned around the van was gone. After immediately calling police to report the theft, officers began a search of the area and the vehicle was found left open nearby on Cleadon Street.
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Police then found a man in a shed at the rear of a property trying on clothes and opening several parcels, which had allegedly been taken from the van.
A 57-year-old man has now been charged with taking a motor vehicle without consent, theft from a motor vehicle and driving without insurance. He is due to appear before Newcastle Magistrates’ Court later this month.
Chief Inspector Elizabeth Gallon, of Northumbria Police, said: “This case shows that as a force we are ready to act whenever we receive concerning reports like this from the public. Our officers swiftly got to the scene when this report came in and that enabled us to track down the suspect and retrieve the items taken from the delivery van."
Chf Insp Gallon added: “We are determined to see effective justice for victims of crime and will continue to work hard within our communities to detect, prevent and tackle theft.
“We know that cases like this stem from opportunist thieves who look for easy targets and we’d ask our communities to work with us by making sure that their vehicles are left secure, doors and windows locked and any valuables hidden out of sight.”
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