Two charged following thefts

Two men have been charged after officers on #problemsolvingpolicing patrols responded to thefts in Stoke-on-Trent. 

Michael Henderson, 33, of no fixed address, has been charged with burglary other than dwelling – theft. 

It comes after officers were called to Pall Mall, Hanley, on Thursday 16 October after a till was stolen from a shop. 

He has been remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre today (Wednesday 5 November). 

Ian John Andrew Cole, 51, of no fixed address, has been charged with theft from a shop and refusing to provide a sample for class A drugs testing. 

It comes after goods were stolen from Asda on Monday 29 September. 

He has been released on bail with conditions ahead of a hearing at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Thursday 13 November.