Six men have been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary in the Wirral area.

Lee Raymond Chase, aged 18, of Greystone Crescent, Dovecot, Jamie Luke Ormond, aged 18, of Paterson Street, Birkenhead, Mark Anthony Burns, aged 26, of Cathcart Street, and Ben Sysum, aged 22, of Mortimer Street, both Birkenhead, have all been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary between July 18 and July 20 in Bromborough.

Ormond and Sysum have also been charged with burglary and the unauthorised theft of a motor vehicle.

Sysum was charged with an additional count of the unauthorised theft of a motor vehicle.

Police say the arrests follow a dedicated operation by Wirral detectives as part of the force's commitment to combat burglary.

The four will appear in Wirral Magistrates' Court for a preliminary hearing on September 23.

Two other youths from Wirral have also been charged with burglary and the attempted theft of a motor vehicle as a result of the policing operation.

David Chalmers, aged 19, of Woodchurch Road, and Jack Hayes, aged 18, of Water Street, both Birkenhead, will be appearing at Liverpool Crown Court on October 10 for a plea and case management hearing.

This is in connection with a burglary at a house on Birch Close, Prenton, in the early hours of July 8.

The pair were arrested shortly afterward and charged with the offences.