DETECTIVES investigating a burglary at an address in Chester have charged a man in relation to the incident.

John Armitage was arrested by officers from Chester Local Policing Unit on Tuesday, January 12.

The 52-year-old has since been charged with burglary.

The charge relate to a burglary which occurred at a house on Gladstone Avenue, Chester, between 5pm on December 31, 2020 and 6pm on Friday, January 1, 2021.

Armitage, of Canberra Way, Chester, has been remanded in custody and is set to appear at Warrington Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, January 13).