On Friday 1 December 2023, Bray Sharpe entered a clothing store in Week Street, picked up a coat worth nearly £300 and left without paying. He then returned to the town four days later and stole meat products from a shop in The Mall shopping centre.
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On Wednesday 6 December, Sharpe went to a supermarket in Maidstone Road, Chatham, stole multiple alcohol products, and left by car. A patrol pursued the vehicle, which came to a stop in Royal Engineers’ Road, Maidstone. Sharpe, of Byron Road, Maidstone, was arrested and later was charged with three counts of theft. The 26-year-old appeared before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 7 December, where he pleaded guilty to all the offences. He was immediately sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.