A man has been charged following an alleged burglary in Hartlepool.

A 33-year-old man has been charged with an alleged burglary in the Burn Valley area of Hartlepool.

The incident allegedly happened between Saturday, June 13 and Monday, June 15, whereby £5,000 and photography equipment was stolen from an elderly man who is aged in his eighties.

Officers from Hartlepool response, CID and forensics worked together to investigate and arrest a 33-year-old man who was subsequently charged yesterday, (Wednesday, July 1).

The man, from the Hartlepool area, is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates Court today, (Thursday, July 2).