TWO men have been charged after parcels were stolen from apartment buildings in Bolton.

On Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9, police received reports of a number of parcels having been stolen from an apartment building in Astley Bridge and another site in Bromley Cross.

On Friday, July 10, police received reports of a further theft of a parcel from an apartment building in Bromley Cross.

Following an investigation by the Astley Bridge and Sharples Neighbourhood Team, two men were arrested and subsequently charged.

Shane Gibbons, 33, of Nevis Grove, Astley Bridge, has been charged with four counts of burglary.

Christian Warburton, 30, of Westminster Road, Astley Bridge, has been charged with six counts of burglary.

They will both appear at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, November 11.