Lancashire Police have charged a man from Preston following a spate of burglaries and attempted burglaries across Leyland and Chorley.
Police were called in the early hours of Friday May, 31, following reports of a burglary on Caton Lane in Clayton-le-Woods. When officers arrived, they discovered a second property had also been broken into. Lancashire Police also then received further reports of burglaries and attempted burglaries in the Lancaster Lane area of Clayton-le-Woods. A 21-year-old man found hiding in a bush nearby was arrested.
Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, David Lunt, 21, of Fallow Avenue, Preston was charged with burglary in a dwelling, attempted burglary of a non-dwelling, theft from a motor vehicle, two counts of attempted burglary of a dwelling and two counts of burglary – non dwelling. Lunt appeared in court this week and was remanded into custody. He will appear at Preston Crown Court on July 3 2024.
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