Theft arrests across the borough

Seven suspected thieves, who were rounded up by officers working as part of South Yorkshire Police’s Operation Lockdown, appeared at Rotherham Magistrates Court last week.

Their arrests came as part of the operation which has seen officers travelling around the borough checking the security of cars and houses.

Michael Moore (45), of Wombwell Avenue, Wath, appeared at Rotherham Magistrates Court on Friday (29) charged with the theft of a sleeve of cigarettes from a Vauxhall Astra van parked at Quarry Hill Road, Wath, and cash and bank cards from an Audi A3 at Wombwell Avenue, Wath, overnight on November 25 and 26.

Moore was remanded in custody and will reappear at court on Friday (6).

Ryan Ashley Penn (21), of Delta Place, East Dene, and Jake Fredrick Windle (25), of Eilam Road, Kimberworth Park, appeared before the same court charged with vehicle interference.

Penn was granted conditional bail under electronic monitored curfew.

Windle pleaded guilty to the offence and received a community order.

On Thursday (28) twenty-nine-year-old Alan Webster, from Rotherham, also appeared at Rotherham Magistrates’ Court charged with a burglary at a home in Selbourne Street, Eastwood.

It is alleged that Webster entered the property on Tuesday (26) and stole a games console.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on December 12.

In a separate matter, Harry Adams (18), of Netherfield Lane, Parkgate, Robert Steven Paul (20), of Redmarsh Avenue, Rawmarsh, and a 17-year-old boy appeared at Rotherham Magistrates Court on the same day  charged with a burglary at East Avenue, Rawmarsh, between November 25 and 26.

Both teenagers have been remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 12 December.

Paul was granted conditional bail with an electronic tag ahead of a court appearance for all three defendants on December 12.