A 19-year-old Mossman man has been charged following a series of incidents alleged to have occurred in the town.

In the early hours of Monday morning, a vehicle was broken into in a Front Street car park and a purse was stolen.

It has been further alleged that damage was done to windows of several vehicles and buildings along Front Street and Johnston Road during the morning.

Local police located the 19-year-old man on Junction Road at around 11.20am and he was taken into custody.

He was charged with four counts of wilful damage and two counts of entering premises and stealing and is expected to appear in the Mossman Magistrates Court on January 22.