
A man has been charged with burglaries at restaurant, takeaway and bar premises in Lancaster and Morecambe.
Martin Brown, 61, of Lumley Close, Washington, Tyne and Wear, was arrested in Northumbria and will appear before Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates Court today.
The burglaries happened between late January and mid-March.
Brown has been charged with offences of burglary at Four Seasons, Lancaster Road, Morecambe, Two Thai, China Street, Lancaster, All Hopes No Promises, Market Street, Lancaster, and Fortune Star, Dalton Square, Lancaster.
He is further charged with attempted burglary at West Lake Takeaway, Greaves Road, Lancaster, and Fortune Star, Dalton Square, Lancaster.