Arrest over Telford post theft
Friday 13th August 2010, 9:00PM BST.
A 31-year-old man has been arrested after a bundle of personal mail belonging to 15 homes in Telford was stolen from a postman’s pouch.
The post was taken while the Royal Mail worker was delivering in Granville Street in St Georges on Monday morning.
The man was also quizzed on suspicion of stealing hoovers from B&M Bargains on Telford Forge Retail Park and has been released on bail pending further inquiries.
Telford police spokesman Chris Ammonds said officers searching the man’s home as a result of the investigation also discovered 10 containers each holding 25 litres of diesel fuel.
He said: “We are talking about 250 litres of fuel, which is a lot, so at the moment we are trying to establish if anyone has had any fuel stolen in the last couple of weeks that has not been reported to us.”
The postman spotted a man running to a car from the direction of where his bike and mail had gone missing. When he challenged the man, he sped off in the car in the direction of Gower Street.
The mail has not been recovered.
Royal Mail spokeswoman Sue Dakin said all customers affected had been notified by letter.
Anyone with information is urged to call Telford police on 0300 333 3000.
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