Three Arrested Over Worcestershire Metal Thefts

Three people have been arrested in Malvern on suspicion of two separate thefts where lead was stolen from buildings.

On Wednesday (30 November), a special constable on patrol in the town disturbed a theft in progress on Worcester Road. He came across lead being stolen from the roof of nearby Link Top News. A man ran off from the scene but lead that appeared to have been stolen from the shop was found in a car left at the scene.

The following day, three people were arrested at a property on Battisto Walk in Malvern in connection with the incident; a teenage boy, a man in his early 20s and a man in his late teens.

All three were also arrested on suspicion of theft in relation to lead being stolen from the roof of a house on Evesham Road in Wick on Thursday 10 November.

They have been released on police bail whilst investigations into the two offences continue.

Issued: Friday, 02 December 2011