An eggstravagent theft has been reported in Shropshire – but police think they’ve cracked the case.

Almost 200,000 Creme Eggs were stolen from a unit in Stafford Park in Telford on Sunday.

Other chocolate treats were also taken – with the haul said to be worth around £40,000, all in all.

West Mercia Police joked they had ‘helped save Easter’ after launching a hunt for the snacks.

A statement on Monday said: ‘Shortly after the theft a vehicle, presumably purporting to be the Easter bunny, was stopped northbound on the M42.

‘A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft.’

In an update later this afternoon, officers said a man had been charged.

Joby Pool, 32, of no fixed abode, is accused of criminal damage and two counts of theft.  

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