Police have confirmed that four men have been charged with conspiring to commit a burglary and for going equipped for the crime.

All four were arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning in the Brampton area of Carlisle and subsequently charged.

Those charged are:

· Scott David Walpole, aged 28, of no fixed address.

· Ashley George McAuley, aged 24, of Castlegate, Penrith.

· Dillon Broderick, aged 21, of Main Street, Ellenborough, Maryport.

· John James Thompson, aged 25, of Harriston, Aspatria, Wigton.

All four are scheduled to appear today at North Cumbria Magistrates’ Court.

The arrests were part of an ongoing operation by Cumbria Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit - which targets those who look to commit serious theft, robbery or burglary-related crimes.