A suspect has appeared in court after a man was reported to have forced his way into a house before stripping naked and stealing drinks.
Police were called to investigate two break-ins in Mansfield on Tuesday 28 December.
The first incident took place at an address in Lord Street, shortly before 6.15am, when an intruder was reported to have smashed their way in through the back door before threatening the occupant with a shovel.
The second incident took place at an address in Carter Lane, Mansfield, at 12.15pm when a suspect is alleged to have barged their way in through the front door, refused to leave and stripping naked before making off with several tins of beer.
Police were called and a suspect was located soon afterwards in nearby Gordon Avenue where a quantity of drugs and a sharpened wooden pole were also recovered.
A 31-year-old man has been charged with two counts of burglary, common assault, possession of an offensive weapon and two counts of possessing Class B drugs with intent to supply.
He was also charged with breaching a sexual harm prevention order and failing to comply with notifications requirements for the sex offenders’ register.
The man, of no fixed abode, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday and remanded in custody to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 27 January.
Detective Sergeant Joanne Eaton, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Everyone should feel safe in their own home. That’s why we treat these kinds of burglary and trespass offences so seriously. I am pleased we have now been able to bring a charge in this case and our investigation continues.”
