A man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into several break and enters across the Hunter Region over the past three months.
A strike force was established to investigate break and enters reported by supermarkets across the Port Stephens-Hunter, Newcastle City and Hunter Valley Police Districts, that police believed were linked.
About 3pm yesterday August 31, police were called to a hardware store on Vincent Street, Cessnock, following reports a man was allegedly attempting to shoplift.
Police arrested a 38-year-old man at the scene before he was taken to Cessnock Police Station where he was charged with six offences.
He was refused bail to appear before Cessnock Local Court today.
