Two men charged with multiple burglaries, fraud and car theft in Holbeach

Two men have been charged for multiple burglaries, fraud and a car theft.

Joshua Lawrence-West, 22, has been charged with three burglaries of homes in Holbeach, which took place at Mill Bank on July 1 and Branches Lane, on June 25.

He has also been charged with a burglary of a home in Church Street on June 4, as well as car theft on the same date and location.

West, of no fixed address, has also been charged with two counts of fraud by false representation at two shops in Fleet Street on June 4 and July 1.

Lincolnshire Police have also charged Daniel Smith, 26, of Pheasant Street, Holbeach, with a burglary of a home in Branches Lane, Holbeach, on June 25.

Both men appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court yesterday (Wednesday, July 4).

The arrests and charges follow targeted work from Lincolnshire Police’s intelligence department, the force pro-active Team and CID, making use of CCTV and conducting house-to-house enquiries.