A 34-YEAR-OLD living in Casterton at the time of his arrest remains in custody following a spate of burglaries in the area.

Vincent Roberts was arrested on Wednesday morning at his George Street residence, with Hamilton CIU members and Coleraine uniformed police, and was interviewed at Hamilton police station, before he was charged with four counts of burglary, four counts of theft and one count of unlicensed driving on Wednesday night and remained in custody before he fronted Warrnambool Magistrates Court on Friday.