Three charged following burglaries in Congleton, Alsager and Middlewich

Tuesday, 13 January 2026 11:22

Three men have been charged following an investigation into eleven burglaries in East Cheshire.

Logan Goodwin, 18, from Appleton Close in Biddulph, Warren Harrop, 18 of Bryant Road in Bucknall and Layton Knapper, 18, Tenbury Green in Bucknall were charged with conspiracy to commit burglary with intent to steal and appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on 9th January.

They have since been remanded into custody to appear in court on Monday 26th January.

The charges followed an investigation by Crewe Proactive CID into eleven burglaries in Congleton, Alsager and Middlewich between 7th September 2025 and 8th January 2026.

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