A MAN who was reported missing last month has been charged in connection with the theft of a narrowboat.

David King, 52, from Kingsmead, St Albans, was reported missing on March 24.

He was arrested in the Banbury area by Thames Valley Police on Friday and taken to Cheshire where he was charged with the theft of a conveyance and released on police bail.

He is due to appear at South Cheshire Magistrates' Court in Crewe on Friday.