Man arrested in Portadown charged with Derry burglary

Police have charged a 45 year-old man with six burglaries and a range of motoring offences. The man was arrested yesterday following a burglary in the Church Road area of Portadown. Four of the burglary charges relate to break-ins in the Lurgan area in October of last year, while the remaining burglary charge relates to an incident in Derry in July last year.

He has also been charged with going equipped to steal. The motoring offences, dangerous driving, failing to stop, remain and report, no insurance and no driving licence, relate to a road traffic collision in Lurgan in March this year.

He is due to appear in Lisburn Magistrates Court this morning, Thursday 14th April. As is normal procedure all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.