A MAN was arrested in Whiston in connection with eight burglaries in Scotland.

Officers have arrested a 24-year-old man from Kirkby on Thursday morning, October 15, in connection with eight burglary offences in Scotland.

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Police attended a property on Dragon Drive, Whiston to find the suspect on behalf of colleagues in Police Scotland who are investigating the eight offences.

The suspect was arrested and taken to custody.