A trio of men have been charged in connection to a burglary in Maidstone that took place in October last year.

Shamus Hooper, 33, of Fisher Road in Maidstone has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle and one count of conspiring to commit burglary.

Two men from Gillingham have also been charged.

They are Mark Arpa, 51 and of Randolph Road and 31-year-old Darrell Andreas, of Jeffrey Street.

Arpa was additionally charged with producing cannabis and abstracting electricity.

Hooper and Andreas have been released on bail until Thursday, May 22 when they will appear at Maidstone Magistrates Court, in Palace Avenue.

Arpa will appear at the same court on Wednesday, April 9.