Two men charged in relation to Indian restaurant burglary spree

Thursday, 27 March 2025 19:00

Detectives investigating a series of burglaries at Indian restaurants have charged two men in relation to the incidents.

Mohammed Alam and Masum Alom were both arrested Wednesday 26 March after officers stopped a car on the A535 Holmes Chapel Road in Chelford.

Following questioning, Alam has been charged with going equipped for theft and two counts of burglary other than a dwelling.

Alom has been charged with one count of burglary other than a dwelling, one count of theft, one count of going equipped for theft, two counts of driving without insurance and two counts of driving without a licence.

The burglary charges relate to incidents at Indian restaurants in Walsall, on Friday 9th August 2024, and Northwich, on Saturday 1 March 2025.

The theft charge relates to an incident at an Indian restaurant in Penketh, Warrington, on Saturday 22 March 2025.

Alam, aged 39, of Hamsted Road, Birmingham, and Alom, aged 50, of Clews Close, Walsall, have both been remanded in custody and are set to appear at Crewe Magistrates' Court on Thursday 27th March.

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