A MAN has been charged with a string of distraction burglaries alleged to have taken place in this region and across the country.

A MAN has been charged with a string of distraction burglaries alleged to have taken place in this region and across the country.

Neil Seagrave, 48, of Fitzgerald Road, Norwich was charged with 21 counts of burglary - two in connection with distraction burglaries in Partridge Road and Clarkson Street, Ipswich on Friday, November 6 last year.

He has been remanded in custody to reappear before Norwich Magistrates on Monday, February 8.