Man charged with multiple offences following Potters Bar arrest

Man charged with multiple offences following Potters Bar arrest

A wanted man has been remanded in custody after neighbourhood officers arrested him at Potters Bar train station and linked him to multiple offences.

On Saturday (17 October), officers responded to a report of shoplifting at Sainsbury's in Potters Bar. 

Kio Briggs, aged 54, of Birkbeck Road in Tottenham, was arrested at the train station. 

Suspected stolen property and two knives were recovered.

Further enquiries revealed Briggs was also wanted in connection with a robbery at the same Sainsbury's earlier this month. It was reported that shop workers had been threatened.

Detectives also charged him with a separate shoplifting offence at the store.

Briggs has been charged with:

He has been remanded in police custody and is due to appear at St Albans Crown Court on Monday 9 November.

PC Charlie Palmer, from the Hertsmere Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We understand the impact that retail crime and violence can have on shop workers and businesses. This was a swift arrest and has resulted in a suspect being charged with a number of serious offences. I hope this reassures the local business community.” 

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