Firearms officers have closed a road in Ramsgate in connection with an alleged armed robbery.

Police patrols are in the Northwood area of the town following a reported raid at a Coral bookmakers in Newington Road on Wednesday.

Allenby Road has been closed to traffic and pedestrians while armed police make enquiries this evening.

It is the third time firearms units have been in the town following the alleged robbery.

A 29-year-old man was due in court today after being arrested in Margate on Wednesday after an investigation by Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.

Police were called to Coral bookmakers in Newington Road, Ramsgate, just before 2pm on Wednesday where it was reported cash had been stolen.

Officers then swooped on Marine Terrace in Margate where they arrested a man on the same day.

Luke Twyman, of Lancaster Close, Ramsgate, has been charged with robbery and possession of a firearm with intent to commit robbery.

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