A man pleaded guilty to a series of thefts from November through to January from different localities in Malta and Gozo.

The police said in a statement the man - a 30-year-old from Cape Verde who lives in Msida - was charged in Gozo on Saturday.

Police investigations identified the man as the person responsible for thefts from a lotto office in Msida in November and January.

He was also charged with attempted theft from a fuel station and an office in the same locality in January. 

In December, he stole from an Iklin lotto office and a petrol station in Xewkija.

In January he was also behind a theft from a hardware store in Xewkija. 

The man was also charged with damaging third-party property and for being in possession of stolen goods.

He was charged in front of Magistrate Simone Grech and will be sentenced later this month. 

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