Man due to appear in court after being chased through Norwich
42-year-old Stephen Butcher of Northfields, Norwich was arrested in Riverside Road on Saturday, April 16 - Credit: Archant/Google Street View
A man on a bike pursued by police through the streets of Norwich has been fined and is due to appear in court.
Officers arrested 42-year-old Stephen Butcher of Northfields, Norwich in Riverside Road on Saturday, April 16.
The wanted man was chased by police through the city centre on a push bike before being arrested on suspicion of burglary.
He was taken to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre for questioning.
Butcher is accused of burgling a business premises in King Street between April 5 and April 6.
He is also accused of one count of theft after food items worth £14.75 were stolen from Tesco on March 31.
He was remanded in custody and appeared before Norwich Magistrates Court on April 18, where he pleaded guilty to theft.
He was fined £40, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and compensation of £14.75.
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Butcher pleaded not guilty to burglary and was released on conditional bail.
He is next due in court on June 9.
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