The homeowners discovered a man in their property and later discovered cash was missing
Highfield Road in Rock Ferry(Image: google)
A suspect has been named after a confrontational burglary. Merseyside Police officers were called to a house in the Highfield Road area of Rock Ferry at around 3.15am on Wednesday, October 22, to reports a man had been confronted by the people living in the property.
The man fled the scene and the occupiers of the house found a quantity of cash had been stolen. Officers arrested a man nearby. Robert Harvey, 34, of Conway Street, Birkenhead, has now been charged with burglary.
He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton and St Helens adult remand court today, Thursday October 23.
It comes as part of Operation Castle, Merseyside Police’s dedicated burglary team whose work is to reduce burglaries and bring offenders to justice.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: “Always call 999 if a burglary is in progress.”
You can also pass information to the social media desk @MerPolCC on Twitter, ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ on Facebook, call 101 or the independent charity @CrimestoppersUK anonymously, on 0800 555 111
Click here for advice and protection against burglary: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/protect-home-crime/.”
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