Four men in court over conspiracy to steal plant machinery after police raids across Shropshire
Defendants bailed to appear at Shrewsbury Crown Court next month
Four men appeared in court accused of a conspiracy to steal plant machinery after a series of police raids.
Alfie Price, 24 and of Lodge Road in Donnington; Grant Hill, 27 and of Gilbert Close in Newport; and Alfie Oliver, 23 and of Birch Meadow in Broseley, have all been charged with arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation, conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert, transfer or remove criminal property.
Jason Maddox, 45 and of Bridgnorth Road in Broseley, has been charged with five counts of burglary, conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert, transfer or remove criminal property.
It comes after several raids were carried out simultaneously on the morning of Thursday, June 25.
The allegations all relate to incidents between September 2024 and December 2025, in Shropshire and beyond. Five other men face charges in addition to Rogerson.
No pleas were entered to the charges by any of the four defendants at Telford Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, July 28).
Magistrates committed the case to Shrewsbury Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on August 25. They were granted conditional bail.
Two other men are also due to appear on the same date.
Billy Langford, 31, of Miner’s Meadow, Broseley, is accused of burglary, arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation, conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert, transfer or remove criminal property.
Dean Rogerson, 35, of Bridgnorth Road, Broseley, is charged with arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation, conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert, transfer or remove criminal property, two counts of burglary as well as being concerned in the supply of a class A drug, namely cocaine, and being concerned in the supply of a class B drug, namely cannabis.