On 25 September 2023, a man in his 70s was holding £200 while waiting in a queue at Lloyds Bank in Chatham High Street. Samuel Bronton was standing behind him and suddenly snatched the money from the victim before running from the scene.
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Bronton, of no fixed address, committed a further theft on Tuesday 28 November. Having entered Boots the Chemist in the Pentagon Centre, he placed razor blades and other toiletries valued at more than £460 in a bag and left without attempting to pay.