A man has been accused of carrying out a string of more than 20 burglaries across Essex.

Benjamin Buisson, 28, of School Road Ongar, was arrested in North Weald on Tuesday, February 14.

He was taken to Basildon Police Station for questioning and was subsequently charged with 22 counts of burglary.

The charges are in connection with incidents across Essex between July 2016 and February 2017 in places including Ongar, Brentwood, Shenfield, Bishop’s Stortford, and Epping.

He was due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court today on Saturday, February 18.