Burglary charge after reports of man trying door handles in Hartlepool

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A man is due in court after reports that an intruder was seen in back gardens and trying door handles of houses in Hartlepool.

Detectives from Hartlepool CID have charged a 48-year-old man with one count of burglary and two of attempted burglary.

It comes after several residents in the Bishop Cuthbert area reported a man in rear gardens and trying doors in the early hours of yesterday, Sunday, July 3.

The man was bailed, with conditions, to appear at Teesside Magistrates Court in around two weeks’ time.