A man has been charged with a string of burglary offences.
Johnny Connors, 24, of no fixed address, will appear at Basildon Magistrates' Court today.
He has been charged with three counts of burglary, handling stolen goods and criminal damage.
It follows reports of a series of burglaries in Benfleet and Fobbing on Tuesday August 13.
A second man arrested in connection with the offences has been released on bail until Monday September 9.
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