Quartet of arrests

FOUR men have been arrested and charged in connection with a number of housebreakings in Dumfriesshire and South Ayrshire. The incidents happened on Tuesday at a business premises and three homes in Thornhill, Kirkconnell, Kelloholm and Tarbolton. Three men, aged 35, 27 and 21, were charged in connection with theft, housebreakings and a number of driving offences. They were due to appear at Dumfries Sheriff Court yesterday. The fourth male youth, aged 14, was reported to the relevant authorities.