Four men charged in connection with burglaries

A total of four men have been charged with conspiracy to burgle.

Scott Allaway, 28, of Green Road, Reading, Craig Pieper, 28, of Southview Avenue, Caversham, Rhys Cunningham, 18, of Southview Avenue, Caversham and Dwaine Joseph, 27, of Mead Close, Caversham, were arrested on Monday, February 17.

The charges relate to burglaries in the Wokingham, Reading, Bracknell, Ascot and South Oxfordshire areas.

They appeared at Reading Magistrates Court the next day, where police were given the authority to hold the men for three more days to allow for futher questioning into more than 60 offences.

They were charged on Friday with conspiracy to commit burglary between July 21 2013 and February 18.

Allaway, Pieper and Joseph are all in custody and Cunningham has been released on bail.

All four men are due to appear at Reading Crown Court on Monday, March 3.