A Stamford Hill man has been charged with burglary after police recovered more than £25,000 worth of luxury watches.
Joe Tomlinson was remanded into custody on Friday - April 1 - to next appear at St Albans Crown Court on May 3.
The 37-year-old was charged in connection with a burglary in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire last Wednesday (March 30).
Police were called around 5.30pm that day after a property in Saffron Crescent had reportedly been broken into sometime within the past hour.
No suspects were there when police arrived but officers identified a vehicle of interest by reviewing nearby CCTV footage.
The car was then tracked into London where Hertfordshire officers began to carry out a search, with help from the National Police Air Service and the Metropolitan Police.
This led to a man being arrested and an address being searched, resulting in a number of watches being recovered.
PC Jon Trainor, from Hertfordshire Constabulary's mobile scorpion team, said: "Footage from a doorbell camera proved key in this investigation and I would advise people to consider installing a system of their own.
"Just a small snippet of footage could be the key to progressing a case and deterring further criminality."
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