A suspected shoplifter has been charged with a series of thefts from shops in Maidstone.
Quantities of alcohol, electrical items and foodstuffs were reported stolen during a spate of offences on Sunday 6 November 2022.
The thefts are alleged to have taken place at Tesco Express and Wilkinsons.
A man from Tovil was arrested by officers from the Maidstone Town Centre Task Force on Monday 7 November. He was later charged with four counts of theft.
The 45-year-old appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court on the following day, where he was conditionally bailed to a hearing at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday 11 November.