Two men charged following burglary incidents in Cheshire

Two men from Liverpool have been charged by officers investigating burglary incidents in Cheshire.

Adam Blease, 34, and Neil Fathing, 33, were arrested after a BMW car was stopped by officers on the M65 near Preston at around 2.45pm on Monday 4 May.

Blease, of Altway, Aintree, Liverpool, has subsequently been charged with dangerous driving and burglary.

The burglary charge relates to an incident on Coppice Road, Willaston, near Nantwich, in the early hours of Monday 4 May.

A BMW and other items were stolen during the incident.

Fathing, of Pennard Avenue, Huyton, Liverpool, has been charged with attempted burglary, being carried in a stolen motor vehicle and possession of a class B drug (cannabis).

The attempted burglary charge relates to an incident in Bicknell Close, Great Sankey, Warrington, in the early hours of Monday 4 May.

Blease and Fathing appeared at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 7 May, via video link.

They have been remanded in custody and are set to appear at Chester Crown Court on Thursday 4 June.