AN Oldbury man has been charged after a series of vehicle crimes and an armed robbery.

Kaine Smith was arrested on Wednesday, June 7 in connection with a carjacking which saw a woman’s Audi taken in Broad Street, Wolverhampton, last month.

The 22-year-old was later charged with the robbery and four separate counts of taking a vehicle without consent.

He appeared before Wolverhampton Magistrates Court yesterday (June 8) where he was remanded to appear at the Crown Court next Friday (June 16).