A man has been charged with multiple offences after police responded to an incident in a town centre.

Andrew Noble, 39, was arrested in Marine Parade, Worthing, on the afternoon of Monday, June 10, after he was identified and located by officers on patrol.

It followed a report of a robbery in Liverpool Gardens three days earlier which he was the suspect for.

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He was subsequently charged with the robbery. He was further charged with the following offences on June 10:

  • Possession of cannabis;
  • Two counts of assault of an emergency worker (two police officers);
  • Two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress;
  • Using racially aggravated threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress;
  • Criminal damage to a hospital bed.

Noble was remanded in custody to appear before a court,  location yet to be confirmed, on July 10.