Police say they received reports on Friday from a shop on Bawtry Road, that a man had threatened staff with an axe and stolen cigarettes. A suspect was arrested and interviewed on Saturday.
A police spokesman said: “The Crown Prosecution Service have authorised us to charge him with an offence of robbery.” He was remanded in police custody, due appear before magistrates today.
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