Man due to appear in court after robbery on busy Glasgow road

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A 59-year-old man is due to appear in court after being arrested and charged in connection with a robbery in Glasgow.

The incident occurred on Great Western Road on Monday, July 6, shortly after an incident in a supermarket on Crow Road for which the same man was arrested and charged in connection with shoplifting and protection of retail workers.

He is due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday, July 7 after a report was submitted to the procurator fiscal.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 59-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a robbery which happened at Great Western Road in Glasgow on Monday, 6 July, 2026.

“He was also arrested and charged in connection with shoplifting and protection of retail workers which happened at a supermarket in Crow Road on same date.

“A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal and he is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday, 7 July, 2026.”

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