Man charged with more than 20 theft related offences following shoplifting spree in Accrington

Items were stolen from a number of shops in the town over a period of two to three months, police said.

Liam Hendry was subsequently arrested following a public appeal.

The 33-year-old, of no fixed abode, was later charged with 27 theft related offences and one burglary.

He was remanded to appear at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning (November 10).