A 36 year-old man has appeared at court charged with two counts of robbery in Spalding.

Shane Cooper, of no fixed address, was remanded into custody after his appearance at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday (10 December).

The charges relate to incidents on Saturday, 6 December at the Co-op and Sainsbury’s supermarkets, Spalding.

Cooper is next due to appear at Lincoln Crown Court on 7 January.

Cooper will next appear at Lincoln Crown Court on January 7.

placeholder image — Cooper will next appear at Lincoln Crown Court on January 7.

Sgt Callum Corder, of the South Holland Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: "Our team remain dedicated to gathering evidence about prolific and violent offending.

"We run initiatives during the Christmas period to support retail premises and have worked collaboratively with our Response officer colleagues to achieve charges for these significant offences."