A man has been charged with a series of offences including burglary, vehicle crime and shop thefts. 

Officers from the Wednesbury Neighbourhood Team acted on information and detained Leslie Lloyd over a range of crimes in Sandwell, Dudley and Birmingham. 

The 50-year-old, of no fixed address, has now been charged with 18 offences, with 11 relating to shop thefts, between September and November. 

Other offences include burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, disqualified driving, handling stolen goods and theft from a vehicle. 

He has been remanded to appear before Walsall Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, November 27).