Police arrest plant hire theft gang

Cheshire Police officers have arrested nine people in connection to the theft of high value construction plant and equipment from hire companies following a series of dawn raids in Lancashire on Wednesday morning.
Officers from Ellesmere Port CID, with the support of officers from The National Construction and Agriculture Theft Team (NCATT) and Lancashire Rural Crime Team, executed eight warrants at premises across Padiham and Burnley, leading to the arrest of nine people.
The six men and three