A man has been charged with threatening a member of the public with a knife after a theft near Norwich.

Alcohol was stolen from a shop in Blaxter Way in Sprowston on January 10 and the suspect threatened a member of the public with a knife when confronted.

Thomas Grady, 36 and of Camborne Close in Norwich, has been charged with theft from a shop and threatening a person with a blade.

Grady has been released on bail and is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on June 27.