A suspected burglar has been charged after a business in Gravesend was broken into twice.

At around 10.15pm on Christmas Eve a business in Railway Place was reported to have been burgled and a quantity of money stolen.

It is alleged that the same suspect returned in the early hours of Friday 6 January 2023 and stole cash during a break-in.

Officers investigating the burglaries arrested a man on Saturday 7 January. Following his arrest he was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.

On the following day, a Gravesend man was charged with two counts of burglary.

The 47-year-old was additionally charged with failing to provide a sample for a drugs test, criminal damage and three public order offences.

The accused appeared before Medway Magistrates’ Court, by virtual court, on Monday 9 January where he was remanded in custody.

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By Ed

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