A JOBLESS man from Canvey has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries.

Nick Guidotti , 24, who lives in Thorney Bay Road, was charged with four burglaries in Brentwood and Chelmsford between April and May last year.

He was charged alongside four other man, all from Romford, and and one woman from Rainham, who are all accused of a number of offences in connection with a joint investigation by both Essex Police and Kent Police.

Detectives are conducting enquiries as part of a complex probe into a large number of burglaries from homes in the eastern region.

A number of items have been recovered, which are believed to have been stolen in burglaries between January 2016 and January 2017.

Police have been making enquiries to try and establish the rightful owners of these items. They have released the images in the hope someone will recognise them.

Anyone who recognises any of these is asked to contact Brentwood CID on 101. For pictures of the other pieces of jewellery, visit essex.police.uk