Arrests after stolen goods concealed in wheelchair

Stolen items included alcohol, food and cleaning products, Kent Police said

A man and a woman have been charged with a series of shoplifting offences following allegations that stolen goods were concealed in a wheelchair.

The offences happened between 7 April and 16 May at several stores in Week Street and Northumberland Road, Maidstone, including Co-op, Poundland and Tesco.

Stolen items included alcohol, food and cleaning products, Kent Police said.

It is reported that during some of the offences, a wheelchair was used to hide the stolen products from staff.

A man and a woman were jointly charged with ten counts of theft. The man was further charged with three thefts committed on his own.

Both suspects are currently on bail.