A 65 year-old man has been charged with criminal damage and possession of a blade following tyres being damaged in a supermarket carpark. 

Roland Armstrong, of Margaret Creighton Gardens, Carlisle, has been charged with three counts of criminal damage, as well as possession of a blade, following the incident that took place in Keswick's supermarket car park on Tithebarn Street, on April 25. 

A spokesperson from Cumbria Constabulary said: "A man has been charged following reports of criminal damage to parked vehicles in Keswick.

"Officers received a report at around 1pm on 25th April of tyres being damaged in the car park on Lake Road and in a supermarket car park on Tithebarn Street, Keswick.

"Roland Armstrong, 65, of Margaret Creighton Gardens, Carlisle, has been charged with three counts of criminal damage and possessing a knife blade in a public place.

"He is to appear at Carlisle Crown Court on 23 May," they said. 

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