POLICE in Cheltenham have arrested a wanted man who failed to appear in court at the end of August to face a burglary and attempted burglary charge.
Declan Lonergan, 18 and of Welch Road in Cheltenham, was due to appear at Gloucester Crown Court on Friday, August 22 for a preliminary hearing in connection with the incidents in Cheltenham during the daytime on Tuesday, May 27.
The door of a house in Spenser Road was damaged during the attempted break-in while a house in Milton Road was the target for the burglary.
After failing to appear at court a warrant was issued for Lonergan's arrest.
Officers arrested Lonergan on Thursday, September 11. He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Gloucester Crown Court this Thursday, September 18.
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