Prolific thief jailed after stealing trailer from Wesham farm and advertising it for sale
He was also wanted in connection with numerous other theft offences across the country.
A prolific thief who stole a trailer from Mill Farm in Wesham before advertising it for sale has been jailed for 20 weeks.
Augustus Coverdale, who has previously been jailed for theft offences across the country, stole an Ifor Williams trailer from Mill Farm on March 3, 2026. Fylde Rural Task Force carried out CCTV enquiries which identified Coverdale as the person who stole the trailer, using a Ford Transit displaying cloned registration plates.
He forced entry to the compound gates before hooking the trailer up to the van and driving away. ANPR data showed the van had travelled across the country using multiple sets of cloned registration plates.
The Fylde Rural Task Force circulated details of the vehicle, which was subsequently stopped by Nottinghamshire Police while displaying another set of cloned plates. Coverdale was arrested and dealt with for multiple offences, including theft, using fraudulent registration plates and several driving offences.
He was also wanted in connection with numerous other theft offences across the country.
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Police seized his mobile phone, which revealed that almost immediately after the trailer was stolen, Coverdale had been advertising it for sale. He had also taken photographs and videos of the trailer at Botany Bay, Chorley.
Coverdale was charged with multiple offences and remanded to prison.
He has now been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison and disqualified from driving for 32 weeks.