Three arrested after attempted burglary at Adlington supermarket
MORE TOP STORIES: LIVE: Storm Ophelia expected to cause further disruption todayA Police Sergeant said he was patrolling near to the Co-op supermarket on Bolton Road at around 3.45am on Monday, October 16 when he came across several men behaving suspiciously.
Further investigations revealed that the men appeared to be attempting to break into the rear of the shop using power tools.
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Hide AdPolice say the men tried to leave the scene in a VW Golf which then collided with the sergeant's police car. The men were then forced to make-off on foot.
A spokesman for the police said: "Whilst patrolling the area Sergeant Maltman came across three men who were in the process of breaking into the rear of the shop using power tools.
"As they were disturbed they tried to leave in a vehicle that subsequently collided with the Sergeant's vehicle.
"The men then ran over fences and into the village."
An extensive police search was carried out using the police helicopter and three men were later tracked down at another address.
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Hide AdA 27-year-old man of no fixed abode has been arrested on suspicion of theft from a vehicle; a 26-year-old man of no fixed abode has been arrested on suspicion of theft and and a 35-year-old man from Wigan has been arrested on suspicion of going equipped.
All three men remain in police custody.