Preston man charged with burglary after elderly woman's home was looted

A man wanted in connection with a burglary at a pensioner's home in Preston has been arrested and charged.
Sharoe Green Lane, PrestonSharoe Green Lane, Preston
Sharoe Green Lane, Preston

Police tracked Wayne Collins down to Leyland where he was arrested yesterday.

The 24 -year-old has been charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into the home of a woman in her 80s in Sharoe Green Lane on Tuesday November 7.

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He is suspected of stealing £1,200 cash, as well as a laptop, handheld vacuum and two silver goblets that had been in the woman’s family for generations.

The arrest follows a public appeal issued by the police on Wednesday December 19 for help in finding Collins.