A former Workington man has appeared before a district judge in Carlisle accused with another man of stealing clothing and perfume worth £10,000 from the city's House of Fraser store.
Neil Philip Stephenson, 42, has recently been living at Carlisle's John Street Hostel for homeless men.
But his address, as given in court papers. is Richmond Road, Workington.
He faces a single charge of burglary.
Prosecutors say he and his co-accused - 54-year-old Steven Robson - committed the offence on Saturday, March 2 in the Carlisle store.
Stephenson, who was represented at Carlisle's Rickergate Magistrates'Court by defence lawyer John Cooper, declined to enter a plea.
District Judge Gerald Chalk declined jurisdiction, and sent the case to Carlisle Crown Court for a hearing on April 5.
The defendant was remanded in custody until that day. The co-defendant has yet to appear before the court to answer the charge.
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