Police have thwarted a small crime wave across a west Auckland suburb, with a man facing a raft of burglary charges.

Waitematā West Tactical Crime Unit has been investigating the spree of offending in recent weeks in Glen Eden.

Police have laid four burglary charges, with a further 10 burglaries still under investigation.

Detective Sergeant Mike Mead says Police first became aware of an increase in reports of property crime in Glen Eden in late January.

“Our team started looking into instances of burglary and shoplifting around the area,” he says.

“In a lot of cases the same offender description began to emerge.”

The TCU team then set about locating a person of interest.

“Through eyewitness accounts and local knowledge, it didn’t take long to identify the alleged offender,” Detective Sergeant Mead says.

“He was arrested and charged not long afterwards.”

Detective Sergeant Mead says a 23-year-old man is facing charges over four Glen Eden burglaries, and further charges cannot be ruled out.

“I am pleased with the work of our team bringing this alleged offender to account, we will not accept this type of behaviour and offending in our community.”

The man appeared in the Waitākere District Court earlier this week on multiple charges of burglary, theft, receiving, assault, speaking threateningly and shoplifting.

He was remanded in custody and is due to reappear on 26 February.

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