Four men charged after dozens of pain-relief gas canisters were stolen from North East hospitals
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The canisters are used to house nitrous oxide, which is used by patients to help manage pain, and were stolen from hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Bishop Auckland and Darlington early on Sunday, March 22, Durham Constabulary has said.
Police recovered a car in North Yorkshire and stopped a van in Lincolnshire and recovered the canisters.
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Hide AdFour men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary and appeared before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, March 24.
They were: Oliver Zak Henry Evans, 22, of Sandy Lane North, Wallington; Harry David Bradley Goodrum, 23, of Norwich Road, Dereham; Jake Alexander Roberts, 23, of Chestnut Hill, Norwich; and Wayne John Grady, 41, of no fixed abode.
They were remanded into custody and will next appear at Teesside Crown Court on Tuesday, April 21.