Man charged in relation to theft of cigarettes from delivery vehicles

Detectives from Northwich CID have charged a man from Blackburn in relation to the theft of cigarettes from delivery vehicles.

Peter McDonagh was arrested on Monday 5 June in relation to the theft of approximately £18,000 worth of cigarettes from three delivery vehicles in Cheshire.

The 31-year-old, of Devon Road, Blackburn, has since been charged with three counts of theft from a motor vehicle.

The charges relate to the following incidents –

• 17 January 2023 – Theft from a vehicle on Northwich Road, Weaverham
• 3 February 2023 – Theft from a vehicle near to junction 11 on the M56 at Daresbury
• 7 February 2023 – Theft from a vehicle on Manchester Road, Northwich

McDonagh has been remanded in custody and is set to appear at Chester Magistrates’ Court today, Tuesday 6 June.