A man is due before Leicester Magistrates today facing charges in connection with attempted burglaries and thefts from cars in the Oadby area earlier this month.

Ricky Cox, 22, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged over the weekend in connection with four offences on June 10.

He is due to appear in court charged with with two counts of attempted burglary with intent to steal and two counts of vehicle interference in Coombe Rise and Windrush Drive, Oadby on June 10.

He will also face a charge of breaching a community order.

People living in Coombe Rise, Lyndon Drive, Swale Close and Carfax Avenue were among those targeted on the same night, with several incidents captured on home security cameras.

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