A man suspected of stealing kitchenware from a Tunbridge Wells shop has been swiftly tracked down and arrested by officers engaged in Kent Police’s Safer Summer campaign. On Monday 31 July 2023, CCTV operators spotted a man walking through the town centre holding three saucepans that appeared brand new.
Kent Police was alerted and officers from the Neighbourhood Task Force attended Wilko in Royal Victoria Place, where the store CCTV was examined. Later the same day a man was arrested at his home address and taken into custody.
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