A MAN spoken to by police over a series of incidents where high performance cars were stolen in Bradford and Kirklees has been charged with robbery.

Yasser Mohammed Nasser, 25, of Bradford, was among the people quizzed by police as part of the cross-district investigation into robberies that took place on January 4 and 5.

He was arrested on Saturday and has now been charged with robbery in relation to other alleged offences, two home invasion robberies from November 19 last year. 

Police said the charges related to incidents in Park Grove in Frizinghall, and Thorncliffe Road in Staincliffe. 

Nasser is due to appear at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court today. 

Detectives investigating the series of robberies have so far charged four men with offences including burglary, assault, robbery and vehicle crime.

Investigations into the robberies are continuing.

The first offence occurred at an address in Woodlands Crescent in Gomersal at about 6.40pm on Monday January 4, where a silver VW Golf GTi was taken from a driveway after two men threatened a 42-year-old man with a knife.

About two hours later at an address in Tyersal Park, a blue Vauxhall Insignia was stolen after a man was threatened with a screwdriver and punched. This was followed by an incident in Bolton Drive, Bradford at about 10pm, where a silver Mercedes A200 was taken after threats were made to the occupants.

At about 6pm on Tuesday January 5, four men forced entry into a property in Lumb Bottom, Drighlington and made threats to the occupants before taking a black Audi A4 estate car.

A similar incident occurred in Langley Lane, Shipley at about 7pm, when three men in balaclavas broke into a house and threatened the occupants before taking an Audi Q7. This was recovered by police in Laisterdyke a short time later.

Then at 9pm, four men entered a house in Rooks Close, Wyke, where a woman was punched in the face before the keys were stolen to a silver Mercedes E250 car.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Bradford CID on 101, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.