CCTV images of the suspect had been circulated among local teams following two thefts at Sainsbury’s in Linden Park Road. The offences are alleged to have happened within a few hours of each other, on Sunday 18 June 2023.
On Wednesday 5 July, officers from the Tunbridge Wells Neighbourhood Task Force were in plain clothes when they identified the suspect in Quarry Road.
Kieran Sands, 34, of Showfields Road, Tunbridge Wells was arrested and taken into custody. He was charged with two counts of theft and bailed to appear before Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on 27 July.
