Southend: Charges after stolen motorbike quickly recovered

Two people have been charged after work by quick responding officers made arrests and recovered a motorbike within 25 minutes of it being reported stolen in Southend.

We received a call shortly before at 7.30pm on Wednesday (28 August) that a motorbike had been stolen from an address in Kursaal Way about 10 minutes earlier.

Using a tracking system officers were able to locate the bike at a McDonalds on the High Street.

The bike was recovered and two men arrested shortly after 7.45pm.

Two men have now been charged in connection with the theft.

Mason Strutt, 19, of Great Knightleys, Basildon has been charged with theft of a motor vehicle and is due to appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on 26 September.

Jak Croucher, 24, of Norman Crescent, Brentwood, has been charged with theft of a motor vehicle, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, and driving without insurance.

He is due to appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on 12 September.

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