DETECTIVES have charged a Basingstoke man in connection with a number of burglaries at garages and golf clubs in north Hampshire.

Adam Clarke, 28, of Tortuga Walk, Popley has been charged with five counts of burglary and one count of theft.

He is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on August 27.

The incidents relate to thefts and burglaries between May 7 and July 27, including a burglary at The Wheatsheaf Garage in North Waltham on July 27 and a theft from Basingstoke MOT and Tyres between May 7 and June 22.