Men charged with Fenland armed robberies set to appear in court today
Published: 08:58, 28 January 2019
Two men who were arrested in the early hours of Saturday January 26 following armed robberies in March and Chatteris have been charged.
It was reported that at 8.54pm on Friday night (25) an attempted armed robbery occurred at Cost Cutter in St Peter’s Road, March.
Two further armed robberies then took place at 8.58pm at Robin Hood Service Station in Wimblington Road, March, and at 9.18pm at Applegreen Petrogas in Chatteris.
Michael Esaw, 31, of Low Road, Fenstanton, and Craig Downer, 28, of York Road, Wisbech, have both been charged with three counts of attempted armed robbery.
They have been remanded to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court today (Monday).