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Two men arrested after reports of stolen scaffolding in Hapsford

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TWO men have been arrested after scaffolding was stolen from outside a house in Hapsford.
Police arrested a 14-year-old from Elton, and a 20-year-old male from Ellesmere Port, after the scaffolding went missing from a house being renovated on Friday (February 18) afternoon.
Both men, who live on caravan sites in the area, are set to appear before Chester Magistrates on Wednesday, March 9.

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