According to Sussex Police, Shane McKenzie, 37, of Arundel Road, was charged with carrying out burglaries in houses in Smallcroft Close and Gloucester Place on November 28. A laptop was stolen from the latter. McKenzie was also charged with using threatening words and behaviour towards a man who challenged him in Smallcroft Close, police said. Following his hearing at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Monday (November 30), McKenzie was remanded in custody to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on January 4.