A man has been charged in connection with robberies in Shropshire last week.
Mark Stephen Gillon, aged 33, of no fixed abode, has been charged with:
Armed robbery (Lloyds Bank on High Street, Madeley at around 3pm on Monday 20 March);
Possession of an imitation firearm whilst committing a schedule 1 offence (linked to the above offence);
Attempted armed robbery (Barclays Bank on the Square in Shifnal at around 3.30pm on Friday 24 March);
Possession of an imitation firearm whilst committing a schedule 1 offence (linked to the above offence);
Theft of a car (Tudor Way at about 3.30pm on Friday 24 March);
Armed robbery (One Stop on Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton at around 10.20pm on Friday 24 March); and
Possession of an imitation firearm whilst committing a schedule 1 offence (linked to the above offence)
Gillon will appear at Telford Magistrates Court on Wednesday 29th March.
A 34-year-old man from Telford arrested on suspicion of robbery in connection with the incident at Lloyds Bank, Madeley remains on police bail until April.
A 33-year-old woman from Telford arrested on suspicion of robbery in connection with all the incidents also remains on police bail until April.
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