Man charged and remanded in prison following aggravated burglary in Buxton

A 23-year-old man has been charged and remanded in custody following an aggravated burglary in Buxton.

Momodoulumi Sowe was arrested following the incident in Fairfield Road, Buxton, on Sunday 31 January.

It is alleged that, at around 10.30pm, he burgled a house whilst armed with a knife.

Momodoulumi Sowe, of Fairfield Road, was charged with aggravated burglary and possession of a knife in a public place and appeared yesterday (3 February) at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court where he was remanded to prison.

Officers investigating the incident are also appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident to get in touch in order to help with their enquiries.

If you have information please contact the force using any of the below methods, including reference 21*065291:

• Facebook– send us a private message to /DerbyshireConstabulary
• Twitter– direct message our contact centre on @DerPolContact
• Website– complete the online contact form derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us.
• Phone – call us on 101.

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111 or by visiting www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

We’re sharing this as part of Operation Derbyshire, a dedicated operation which sees staff and officers highlighting the excellent work that is going on to tackle certain crime types which you, our communities, told us you wanted to hear more about via the Police and Crime Commissioner’s public consultation.

These crimes include speeding; wildlife, heritage and rural crime, and community crimes like anti-social behaviour.

Operation Derbyshire runs until the end of May and will also showcase the work that we and our partners do to support victims and bring offenders to justice.

You can follow our work on social media by following #OpDerbyshire.