Lancashire Police charge man with Christmas burglaries in Barton area of north Preston

Officers were called to a home in the village of Barton after reports of a break-in on December 30, 2022.

Lewis Edwards, 28, of no fixed address, has been charged with burglary offences and has been bailed to appear at Preston Magistrates on January 24.

Lancashire Police recently launched Op Defender, a force wide campaign funded by Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner to crackdown on residential burglary.

The force said: “Op Defender aims to locate and arrest offenders, take positive action to reduce residential burglary through crime prevention advice, and to safeguard and support victims of crime, keeping them at the heart of investigations.”