A prisoner has been accused of robbing a building society in Macclesfield while on the run.
Martin David Dawson, 49, is accused of holding up Britannia Building Society on Castle Street, Macclesfield, in August after escaping from prison.
Dawson was arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged robbery at the bank on August 29 after it was featured on BBC’s Crimewatch programme.
He has been charged with two counts of robbery, escaping lawful custody and two counts of possessing a firearm.
The other robbery charge relates to an alleged incident at the Britannia Building Society in Shropshire on June 29.
Dawson was committed to appear at Telford Crown Court when he appeared before magistrates in the town on Friday, October 18.
Detective Inspector Bob Hassall, of Cheshire Police Eastern Area, said: “Officers from Cheshire travelled to Telford as part of the investigation into the robbery in Macclesfield, which resulted in charges being brought.
“We are continuing to work closely with our colleagues in West Mercia.”
His arrest comes just weeks after Nicholas Overton was jailed for committing nine robberies at knife point while on the run – four of them in Macclesfield – in a series of unrelated incidents.
Overton pleaded guilty to carrying out robberies at Park News on Brown Street in Macclesfield, and asked for raids at Portland Wine Company on Chester Road, the Co-op store also on Chester Road and the Co-op store on Thornton Street to be taken into consideration.
He carried out the raids after failing to return to HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington where he was a day release prisoner.
Overton also pleaded guilty to two robberies in Crewe and Staffordshire at Chester Crown Court and asked for three other robberies to be taken into account.
He will be sentenced later this month.
