Man charged in connection with series of burglaries at businesses across Chesterfield and Staveley

A man from Chesterfield has been charged in connection with several burglaries and attempted burglaries across the area.
By Tom Hardwick
Published 16th May 2023, 13:45 GMT
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Derbyshire Police received reports of a number of offences taking place at businesses in Hollingwood, Inkersall, Barrow Hill, and Staveley – between Sunday, April 16 and Sunday, May 14.

Michael Batty, of Kingston Court in Romford Way, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, has been charged with two counts of robbery, two counts of attempted robbery, three counts of burglary, one count of attempted burglary, three counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and one count of assaulting an emergency worker.

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The 40-year-old appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court yesterday (Monday, May 15). He was remanded to prison and is due to appear again at Derby Crown Court at a later date.