SIX people have been charged after a number of burglaries in the borough.
Kieron Harrop, 19, of HMP Hindley, and Lewis Crook, 18, of Fredrick Street, Hindley have both been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary.
Leon Slater, 20, of Medlock Way, Platt Bridge, Ashley Heaton, 27, of Alder Avenue, Worsley Hall, as well as a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy have also been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary.
All of the six people are being held in custody and are due to appear at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court on Wednesday, November 8.
The charges relate to a number of burglaries that took place in Wigan between August and December 2016.
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