Man (35) charged with robbery of Scunthorpe High Street shop on Saturday

A 35-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the robbery of a Scunthorpe store.

The man is accused of entering The Money Shop on High Street, Scunthorpe and making threats and demanding money on Saturday, February 23.

He allegedly made off with cash, but was arrested a short while later.

The man - whose full details are yet to be disclosed - was also charged with possession of a bladed item in public and possession of a class A drug.

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A Humberside Police spokeswoman said: "We got a call from The Money Shop on the High Street just after 9am about a man making threats and demanding money.

"He made off with some cash.

"Prompt police inquiries traced the suspect in the town centre and he was arrested and money recovered.

"A 35-year-old man has been charged with robbery and possession of a bladed item in public and possession of a class A drug."

He appeared at North Lincolnshire Magistrates Court on Monday, February 25 but entered no plea.