Police have arrested a man who was wanted for failing to appear at court following alleged shoplifting offences in Oxfordshire.

Thames Valley Police's Banbury neighbourhood policing team arrested a 37-year-old man today (September 16).

The original charges all relate to shoplifting offences across the Banbury area.

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He has been remanded in police custody and will appear at the next available court, Thames Valley Police Cherwell said in a statement on Monday afternoon.

An arrest warrant can be issued by a judge or court when a defendant fails to appear at a scheduled court hearing. 

It gives police the authority to detain the defendant and bring him to court to address the issue.