Man charged over Sheffield 'hole in the wall' burglary at Go Outdoors
Hole left in wall at huge Sheffield shop
A man has been charged over a break-in at a huge Sheffield store which left a big hole in the wall of the building.
Police say there was a break-in during the early hours of Saturday at the Go Outdoors branch on John Street, near Bramall Lane.
Pictures after the raid showed a large section of the wall in the car park was completely broken through.
Bricks had been smashed away, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the building.
South Yorkshire Police said in a statement: “At 5.25am on Saturday (22 August) we received reports of a burglary in progress on Hill Street, Sheffield. It is reported a group of people gained entry to a commercial premises and stole an unknown quantity of goods.”
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They added that a man from Leeds had been charged with burglary and remanded into custody ahead of appearing at Sheffield Magistrates' Court today.
Several police cars were deployed to the scene of the break-in on Saturday morning.
The previous morning (Friday, August 21) police were sent to a suspected ram-raid at the Morrison’s Daily store on Margetson Crescent, Parson Cross in Sheffield.
Police say they do not believe the two incidents were connected.