A Newton Aycliffe man has been charged with “a number” of recent burglaries across Newton Aycliffe and Shildon.
In his regular blog on Aycliffe Today, Neighbourhood Police Team Inspector Mark Edwards says a 42-year-old local man has been charged with multiple incidents and detained until he appears in court.
Aycliffe Today had reported a number of burglaries in the town recently.
Six were reported within the space of two weeks in the Wolveston Close, Walcher Road, Rylestone Close, Beechfield, Sharp Road and Lockyer Close areas.
Then five more incidents – in The Meet, Bowes Road, Burn Lane, Lisle Road and Hareson Road areas – were reported within a week.
In his latest blog, Inspector Edwards explained: “The Neighbourhood Teams here and at Shildon have been working closely together putting various pieces of intelligence together and progressing various leads under the watchful eye of our CID and that work has paid off.
“I reported several weeks ago that a 14-year-old male had been arrested on suspicion of being involved in these crimes and bailed.
“On 19th March a 39-year-old local male was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the burglaries – he was bailed whilst further enquiries progress regarding his suspected involvement.
“And a 42-year-old male, also from Newton Aycliffe, was arrested recently and has now been charged with a number of burglaries across Aycliffe and Shildon, and has been kept in police custody to go before the courts.”
Click here to read Insp. Edwards’ blog in full.