Police have charged a man with a series of lead thefts in Chipping Norton earlier this month.

Graham Crutch, 18, of Longore, Stonesfield, was charged on Friday with three counts of theft from St Mary's Church, Chipping Norton, between May 1 and June 4.

He was also charged with taking a Skoda car without the owner's consent from West End, Combe, on June 4.

Crutch appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court on Saturday. He was remanded in custody until July 4.