A man is due in court today (Monday, August 11) charged with a Spalding burglary which was reported on Saturday.
Dimitrijs Afanasjeves (27), of no fixed abode, will appear before Lincoln magistrates in connection with a burglary in Pinchbeck Road.
Meanwhile, town police are investigating a sneak-in burglary at about 5pm on Thursday.
Someone entered an insecure house in Edinburgh Drive and stole a laptop computer.
Spalding community policing inspector Jim Tyner said: “On this occasion a woman nipped out to the shops, leaving windows open and the front door unlocked.
“It only takes a burglar a few seconds.”
Police have stepped up patrols and are urging people to keep doors and ground floor windows secure.
Anyone with information should contact Lincolnshire Police by dialling 101 and quoting the incident number. Report crimes anonymously by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.