Five men have been charged with fraud offences following a police pursuit on the A47 between Tilney All Saints and the outskirts of March.
The charges follow an incident on Tuesday (October 1) when a victim reported being defrauded by a group of rogue traders in King’s Lynn.
A group of men were arrested the following day (Wednesday) following a police pursuit through King’s Lynn and into Cambridgeshire when their vehicle failed to stop for police.
They were arrested on the A141 Wisbech Road, near March.
- Recommended Reading: £4.5k bike thefts leads to jail for criminal who went on summer stealing spree
- Recommended Reading: School's former pupils invited to 120th anniversary reunion
All five men were taken to King's Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning.
They were charged and remanded into custody ahead of their hearing this morning (Friday) at Norwich Magistrates Court.
Their charges are as follows:
- Kenny Hughes Jnr, 33, of Cranfield Park Avenue, Wickford has been charged with dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance, failing to stop and conspiracy to defraud
- Craig Robertson, 36, of Windsor Street, Luton has been charged with conspiracy to defraud
- Kevin Price, 18, of Dunstable Road, Leighton Buzzard has been charged with conspiracy to defraud
- Tommy Brown, 23, of Church Road, Romford has been charged with conspiracy to defraud
- Kenny Hughes, 52, of St. Thomas’ Road, Luton, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here