Man charged and due in court following burglaries probe

Kyle Kelly has been remanded into police custody

Police officers have secured charges for a man believed to be involved in several burglaries across Oldham and Manchester.

Kyle Kelly (aged 20), of no fixed abode, has been charged with two counts of attempted burglaries, seven counts of burglary and six counts of theft of a motor vehicle.

He has been remanded into police custody before his next court appearance at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today (Thursday).

The charges come after officers investigated a series of linked lock snap burglaries, where the barrel of locks are broken to gain entry.

Police will continue to respond to every burglary, resulting to more solved outcomes and levels of crime coming down across Greater Manchester.

Further crime prevention advice and how to keep your property safe from criminals can be found here

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