Man charged with 8 offences including £7000 burglary and attempted robbery at Peterborough Co-op

A man has been charged with a series of offences, including a burglary of £7000 worth of jewellery and attempted robbery of a Peterborough Co-op.
By Ben Jones
Published 25th May 2022, 10:27 BST
Updated 25th May 2022, 10:27 BST
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Andrew Allen, 43, was arrested in Bretton yesterday morning (May 24) by officers from the Cambridgeshire Police’s Acquisitive Crime Team.

This morning, he has been charged with eight offences:

- Attempted robbery – Co-op, High Street, Eye, on May 13

The Co-op in Eye.The Co-op in Eye.
The Co-op in Eye.

Two counts of possession of a knife in a public place – Co-op, High Street, Eye, on May 13

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Burglary including theft of cash and jewellery worth £7,000 – Peterborough Road, Eye, on May 13

Three counts of fraud by false representation, namely using a stolen bank card to withdraw cash – all on May 14

Possession of cannabis – May 24

Allen, of Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, has been remanded in custody to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday May 25).

Anyone with information about someone who carries a knife can report online on the police’s website.