Man set to face court after being charged with car key burglaries
A man has been been charged with more than a dozen car key burglaries across the region.
Kyron Clifton has been remanded in custody to face a hearing at Wolverhampton Crown Court on February 6 after being arrested on Monday morning in Walsall on suspicion of burglary.
The 18-year-old, from Darlaston, was questioned by investigators from Wolverhampton CID and subsequently charged with conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to steal motor vehicles and robbery.
Clifton's arrest comes as part of an investigation into car key burglaries and vehicle thefts across Wolverhampton, Dudley and Birmingham in October last year and saw Clifton appear in Wolverhampton Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "An 18-year-old man has been charged with more than a dozen car key burglaries in Wolverhampton, Dudley and Birmingham.
"Kyron Clifton was arrested at an address in Walsall on Monday morning on suspicion of burglary.
"Following questioning by investigators from Wolverhampton’s CID team, he was charged with conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to steal motor vehicles and robbery.
"It's part of our investigations into a series of car key burglaries and theft of vehicles, predominantly in Wolverhampton and Dudley and also in Birmingham, during October last year (2023).
"Clifton, from Darlaston, appeared at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court yesterday (Tuesday) where he was remanded in custody until the next hearing on February 6 at Wolverhampton Crown Court."
