A HAMPSHIRE man has been charged following a major police investigation into thefts across beauty spots in the New Forest.

David Willett, of Denzil Avenue, in Southampton, has been charged with eight counts of fraud by false representation and three of theft.

The charges follow an investigation into a number of thefts, some of which involved items taken from vehicles in the New Forest between November 2014 and February 2015.

He has been bailed to appear at Bournemouth Crown Court on September 18.

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