28-year-old John O’Neill of Redwing Close, Heysham has been charged with two counts of robbery, one count of attempted robbery and three counts of possession of an offensive weapon.
O’Neill appeared before Lancaster Magistrates court this morning where he was remanded in custody to appear before Preston Crown court on Monday 20th August 2012.
The charges relate to two robberies in Morecambe, one at Tharan’s Express on Alexandra Road Morecambe on the 21st July 2012 and one at Premier Stores on Princes Crescent in Morecambe on the 22nd July 2012.
The attempted robbery charge relates to an incident in Cumbria at Mossdale Services, Milnthorpe, also on the 22nd of July.