Three charged over Oldham dog-napping

    Photo Credit - GMP

    Three men have been charged following a burglary in Oldham.

    Shortly before 3pm on Wednesday 5 June police were called to a report of burglary at an address on Gorton Street, Chadderton where a number of items, including a ten-week-old puppy, were stolen and later recovered on tram tracks at King Street in Oldham.

    The puppy was recovered safe and well and later returned to its owner.

    Christopher Butler (08/12/1993) of Wallshaw Street, Oldham has been charged with burglary.

    Jamie Stanton (18/07/1994) of no fixed address has been charged with burglary.

    Muktahir Rahmen (02/05/1992) of Bamford Street, Oldham has been charged with two counts of burglary.

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