Police go on Easter egg hunt after thief makes off with 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs

Around £40,000 worth of the chocolate easter treats were stolen from Stafford Park. Credit: PA Images

Police in Telford have been on what's arguably the biggest ever Easter egg hunt - after a thief made off with 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs.

Around £40,000 worth of the chocolate easter treats were stolen from Stafford Park in Telford on Saturday 11 February.

A vehicle was stopped on the M42 northbound shortly after and a 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft.

West Mercia Police have now charged Joby Pool with criminal damage and two counts of theft.

Police had taken to Twitter to reveal details of its eggs-travagant hunt and to track down the Creme Eggs and ensure the alleged thief didn't egg-scape.

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