Police dogs hunt for suspected Chichester burglars after early morning car crash

Police were alerted at 4.21am after a phone call from an off-duty police officer to report a car 'colliding with a street sign' near Tangmere roundabout before two men 'fled from the scene'.

Police said it followed reports of a burglary at a property in St Pancras, Chichester, in the early hours of Saturday.

A spokesperson said: "The occupier had gone to bed around 8pm the night before (March 6) and had woken up around 4.10am to find his patio doors were ajar.

"The victim looked around his flat and discovered his wallet, £100 in cash, bank cards, membership cards, his driver’s licence, watch, car keys and car were missing."

Police said following the crash near Tangmere roundabout, officers, including a dog unit, conducted an area search and detained two men nearby.

Items reported as being stolen from the property were also recovered, police confirmed.

The spokesperson added: "Nathan Moore, 27, of Oving Road, Chichester, and Lee Moore, 42, of no fixed address have both been charged with burglary dwelling and theft, fraud by false representation and aggravated vehicle taking."

Police said the pair were remanded in custody and will appear at Crawley Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, March 9).

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