Man charged following spate of armed robberies in East belfast

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A 27 year old man's been charged in connection with spate of recent armed robberies in East Belfast.

It follows incidents in the Albertbridge Road, Orangefield Lane, Beersbridge Road, and Westminster Avenue North Areas between the 19th and 26th of April.

The suspect is charged with a range of offences - including robbery, and possession of an imitation firearm.
 
He's due to appear in court in Belfast tomorrow.

Detectives investigating a number of recent armed robberies in east Belfast have charged a man (27) with offences including 2 counts of robbery & 2 counts of attempted robbery. He’s due to appear at Belfast Magistrates’ Court tomorrow, 29/04.

— PSNI (@PoliceServiceNI) 28 April 2019

A PSNI spokesperson said:

"Detectives investigating a number of recent armed robberies in east Belfast have charged a 27-year-old man with offences including two counts of robbery and two counts of attempted robbery. He's also charged with three counts of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear or violence, possession of a Class C controlled drug and possession of a Class C controlled drug with intent to supply. "
 
"He's due to appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court tomorrow, Monday 29th April.  "

"As is normal procedure, the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. "