Kent Police attended following a report that a man had grabbed a woman’s wrist and stolen her wallet in the communal hallway of a property in Beaver Lane on the evening of Thursday 7 September.
Enquiries at the scene led to a man being arrested in relation to the offence the following day.
Charges
Detectives from East Kent CID have since charged a man from Ashford, with one count of robbery and four counts of theft.
The alleged thefts relate to incidents where power tools, alcohol and other items were stolen from shops in Ashford between Monday 14 August and Thursday 7 September.
The 30-year-old accused, appeared before Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Monday 11 September and was remanded in custody to appear at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday 9 October.