Trio charged following burglary

Three people have been charged following a burglary in Middleton.

Chad Sherwin (born 24/04/1989), of Kingswood Road, Middleton, is charged with handling stolen goods, Daniel Birch (born 05/03/1990), of St Stephens Gardens, Middleton, is charged with handling stolen goods and Habib Latif (born 25/05/1989), of Orchard Terrace, Huddersfield, is charged with handling stolen goods, driving while disqualified, dangerous driving, failing to stop and report an accident and driving without insurance.

All three will appear before Bury and Rochdale Magistrates' Court on 9 August 2012.

At about 4.30am on 7 August 2012, a car was stolen during a burglary on Hereford Way, Middleton.

At about 3.50pm the following day, police officers saw the stolen car and pursued it. During the pursuit, the stolen car hit three parked cars, damaging them.

No members of the public were injured.