Stoke-on-Trent man charged with multiple thefts

Arshad Farooq faces several charges after recent offences

Staffordshire Police
Author: Kseniia YakutinaPublished 23rd Oct 2026

A man has been charged in connection with a series of thefts in Stoke-on-Trent.

Arshad Farooq, a 50-year-old of no fixed address, faces charges including two counts of theft from a motor vehicle, going equipped for theft, failing to provide a sample for a class A drug test, three counts of criminal damage to property valued under £5,000, and two counts of theft from the person of another.

The charges relate to multiple thefts that occurred between 25th September and 21st October this year.

Farooq appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre yesterday and is scheduled to appear again on 16th November.

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