Man in court following thefts from Co-op stores in Whitstable and Ramsgate and Tesco Express in Herne Bay
20:09, 05 April 2024
A man has been charged after hundreds of pounds worth of products were reportedly stolen from Co-op stores and a Tesco Express.
The thefts are reported to have taken place across supermarkets in Herne Bay, Whitstable and Ramsgate.
Meat and other items amounting to £79 were allegedly stolen from the Tesco Express store in Sea Street, Herne Bay on February 12.
On March 6, a total of £126 worth of meat and laundry items were said to have been taken from the Co-op store in Oxford Street, Whitstable.
The following day, similar items worth a total of £116 were claimed to have been stolen from the Co-op in Grange Road, Ramsgate.
An investigation by the Thanet Victim Based Crime Team into the three alleged shoplifting reports resulted in the arrest of Jordan Best.
The 38-year-old, of no fixed address, was charged with three counts of shoplifting and was due to appear at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court via virtual link today.
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