A 37-year-old Beith man was arrested by police yesterday for his alleged involvement in 15 crimes of dishonesty in the Garnock Valley earlier this month.

The man is currently being held in custody and will appear in court today.

It comes just days after several residents in the area reported that a man was trying to break into cars and a vehicle was also found abandoned on a country road after it had been reported missing.

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