A man wanted in connection with a reported burglary in Lyme Regis has been located and charged.

An appeal was issued for help from the public to locate Anthony Brett Bown, aged 56 and of Christchurch, who was wanted in connection with a burglary at a home in Charmouth Road between Saturday, March 7 and Tuesday, March 10, 2020.

Following information received from the public and enquiries by officers, Bown was arrested in the Lyme Regis area on Wednesday, June 3.

He was subsequently charged with burglary and was due to appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court yesterday