Trio charged after television is taken down from wall during burglary

Police have charged three suspects after a television was removed from a living room wall and stolen during a burglary.

Extensive inquiries were carried out, leading to three arrests, following the incident which happened at an address in Surrey Drive, Mansfield, on 27 June 2023.

Dean Graves, aged 49, and 33-year-old Aaron Tomkinson, both of no fixed address, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (5 July 2023) charged with burglary. Tomkinson is also charged with possession of cannabis.

Both were remanded in custody and are next due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 2 August 2023.

A third suspect, 29-year-old Kieran Bedford, of no fixed address, has also been charged with burglary.

He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday (6 July). He was remanded in custody and will appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 2 August.

Detective Inspector Simon Harrison, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Here in Nottinghamshire, we take all reports of burglary extremely seriously and we work hard every day with our partners to prevent house burglaries taking place.

“However, when they do occur, we attend each and every offence, investigate, and will always do everything we can to bring offenders to justice.”