A man has been charged after a series of burglaries in Rochdale.
Between 27 and 30 April, a string of burglaries took place across the Rochdale Borough targeting elderly victims by offering gardening services.
Bernard Ward, 40, of Curzon Road, Kirkholt appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court charged with 5 counts of burglary.

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