Police have charged two people with nearly 40 offences following a joint operation between the Essex, Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire forces.

Eva Rachinbachaite, 21, and Edgaras Stukas, 23, both of Cromwell Road, Peterborough have each been charged with 20 counts of conspiracy to commit theft from a motor vehicle, three house burglaries and seven counts of theft from a motor vehicle.

They were also charged with nine counts of burglary other than from a dwelling and one attempted burglary.

The charges relate to offences alleged to have happened in the Takeley, Little Dunmow, Dunmow and White Roding areas of Uttlesford between December 29, 2014, and January 14, 2015.

The pair were arrested in Nottinghamshire and appeared at Mansfield Magistrates’ Court to face the charges.

Rachinbachaite was released on conditional bail while Stukas was released on conditional bail with an electronic tag.

They will next appear at Nottingham Crown Court in Nottingham on May 28.