A MAN has been charged in connection with a robbery at a jewellers in Northallerton earlier this month.
Victor Okumu, 38, of Queen Street, Lazenby, has been charged with robbing Bradley's Jewellers on March 11.
He was arrested in Fareham, Hampshire, on March 16 and appeared at York Magistrates' Court this morning.
Police issued a public appeal for sightings of a man in a crash helmet following the robbery last week.
Residents were also urged to check in their gardens for any items of jewellery that may have been discarded by the robber.
Bradley's Jewellers has two shops in Northallerton; one on the high street and one on Market Row, also known as Barkers Parade.
The robbery happened at the Market Row branch just after 10am last Monday.
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