A man and a woman have been charged after two house break-ins in Southampton

Ryszard Czochara, 52, and Barbara Czochara, 47, both of no fixed abode have been charged with burglary and criminal damage. 

They are due to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court today. 

It follows an incident on Bitterne Road West on Tuesday evening. 

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Three police cars were seen parked outside a row of homes with officers going in and out of a property near the junction with Rampart Road. 

Officers arrested two people at the scene after significant damage was caused to both addresses. 

The incident took place at around 8pm.

Nobody was home at the time and no one was injured. 

Police previously said nothing had been reported as stolen.