19-year-old Ben Cooney of Atkinson Drive, Newport is to appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this morning (Saturday) following the attempted theft of a dumper truck on Thursday night.
As first reported by Island Echo, Police descended on Bluebell Meadows at around 22:00 when neighbours rumbled a man attempting to steal a dumper truck from a construction site at Godric Road.
The incident resulted in the arrest of a man – now known to be Mr Cooney – but not before damage had been sustained to a number of vehicles.
Ben Cooney has been charged with several offences including aggravated vehicle taking and vehicle damage of £5,000 or over; driving without a licence; driving without insurance; drink driving and 5 counts of criminal damage to property valued under £5,000.
He will appear before Magistrates this morning having been remanded in custody.
