Lancashire Police charge 32-year-old after £5k snatched from Preston workman's van
Police have charged a 32-year-old after £5,000 cash was snatched from a workman’s van in Preston.
Local builder John Thompson was working on a property in Brackenbury Road, off Blackpool Road, when the cash was taken from inside his van at around 9.30am on Monday, October 6.
The theft was reported to police and city councillor Pav Akhtar, who represents Plungington, made an appeal through social media and the Lancashire Post for any information that might help catch the thief.
The suspect was captured on CCTV at several points — from the scene of the theft on Blackpool Road, through Ripon Street, and later in the Ribbleton Lane and New Hall Lane areas of Preston.
Footage was handed to Lancashire Police and a suspect was arrested and has since been charged.
Abdulhadi Hussein Mualla, of no fixed abode, was charged with theft from a motor vehicle and was due to appear at Preston Magistrates’ Court on October 31.
Updates to follow...