Kent Police have charged a suspected shoplifter who allegedly targeted the same shop in Sittingbourne over six months.
It was reported that a man had stolen various items from the Co-op on Blossom Street, Bapchild on eight separate occasions between September 2025 and February 2026.
Officers launched an investigation and on Thursday 23 April 2026 a suspect was located and arrested. Later that day, a man aged 18, of no fixed address, was charged with eight counts of theft from a shop. He appeared before Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court and has been bailed until his next court date on Wednesday 22 July 2026.