in Scholes when the alleged incident happened. They were inside treating a patient when a man “smashed his way into the cab of the ambulance and stole property”, police say.
Shortly after, a separate burglary allegedly took place at a WHSmith store in Wigan town centre. GMP say products worth hundreds of pounds were stolen.
The incidents both happened on February 19.Clifford Faulkner, 36, of no fixed abode, has been charged in connection with the alleged offences.
He has been remanded in police custody and will appear in court today, a spokesman for GMP Wigan West has said.In a post, the force said: “On the evening of 19th February whilst an ambulance was responding to a 999 emergency call at Crompton House, Scholes and paramedics were.
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