Two men charged following burglaries in Roughlee, Clitheroe and Nelson
Friday, June 13, 2025
We have charged two men following burglaries in Roughlee, Clitheroe and Nelson.
It relates to a burglary and an attempted burglary in Roughlee, a burglary in Clitheroe and a business burglary in Nelson.
Following enquiries by the East Targeted Crime Team and East Burglary Team, a 37-year-old man from Burnley and 31-year-old-man were arrested on the 12th June.
We can now tell you that Shaun Threlfall, 31, of no fixed address has been charged with two counts of burglary in a dwelling, attempted burglary and theft of a motor vehicle. 37-year-old Liam O’Callaghan, of Bread Street Burnley, has been charged with burglary in a dwelling, burglary non-dwelling and attempted burglary. He is also charged with robbery.
Both have been remanded into custody and will appear before Blackburn Magistrates Court today.
Op Defender is a force wide campaign to crackdown on residential burglary.
It aims to locate and arrest offenders, take positive action to reduce residential burglary through crime prevention advice, and to safeguard and support victims of crime, keeping them at the heart of investigations.
