A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been charged in connection with the alleged theft of two purses from the King’s Head Hotel.

A spokesman from Dorset Police said Dean Anthony Pennett, from Bournemouth, has been charged with burglary and is due to appear at Bournemouth Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Police appealed for information after two purses belonging to members of staff at the hotel were allegedly stolen on August 1.