STEPHEN DEVALDA
NEW leads have emerged in the hunt for a suspected mail van robber after a BBC Crimewatch appeal. Stephen Devalda, 27, is wanted over the violent robbery of a Royal Mail van in Colne in 2005.
Police said they received two calls during Tuesday night’s programme.
DI Simon Cheyte, of Pennine Police, said the calls contained some ‘significant’ information, which has allowed them to ‘progress’ with the investigation.
Devalda, from Salford, was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery in 2006, but has not been seen by police since. Co-accused, Andrew Moran, 25, from Salford was convicted at Burnley Crown Court for his involvement in the raid, but he ran from the dock before sentencing in March 2009 and is still missing.
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