A 53-YEAR-OLD wanted man from Blackburn has been arrested in Rochdale.

James Doherty, 53, of St Peter’s Street was wanted for recall from prison after he was released on licence on 2 October 2014 for a burglary offence but absconded from the address he was registered to.

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Doherty is known to have links to the Rossendale Valley, particularly Haslingden and Bacup, and also Rochdale.