Police have charged five men with burglary following reports that jewellery and watches were stolen from a home in Halstead Road, Colchester, at around 5.45pm on Friday, December 8.

George Fabian, 30, Bogdan Craciun, 23, and Ghenadie Potlog, 24, of no fixed address, and Ene Sorin, 24, and Tonea Orlondo, 21, both of of Bergholt Road, Colchester, are due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

Potlog has also been charged with burglary following an incident in Chappel Road, Tiptree, on Friday, November 17, and Craciun was charged with driving with no insurance.