A 23-year-old man will appear before magistrates in Peterlee, east Durham, tomorrow accused of theft of a handbag and a car.
He is alleged to have snatched the bag from a woman in Trimdon, County Durham, in April, while the car is said to have been taken in Easington, east Durham.
The man, from Hartlepool, was arrested on Saturday with a 28-year-old alleged accomplice after police investigating a burglary in Peterlee stopped the car they were travelling in on the A19.
Both men were bailed in relation to Saturday's burglary pending police inquiries.
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