Between 23 October and Tuesday 21 November 2023, electric shaving items valued at more than £320 were stolen from Boots the Chemist in The Pentagon Centre, Chatham on three separate occasions. During the same period, two attempts were made to steal bottles of alcohol from Asda in Thames Way, Gravesend and Sainsbury’s in the Pentagon Centre. The value of this property exceeded £100.
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Atik Jabarkhel, of no fixed address, was identified as the suspect for all of the incidents and arrested on Tuesday 21 November. He was later charged by officers from the Medway Victim Based Crime Team with five counts of theft. The 32-year-old pleaded guilty at his first hearing before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 22 November, and was immediately imprisoned for 14 weeks.
‘We have neighbourhood patrols deployed in the town centres and these will be enhanced over the festive period in north Kent and Medway. I would encourage shopkeepers and staff to call us if a crime is happening or if they suspect one is about to happen. This will allow us to effectively deploy our resources and ensure these criminals enjoy their Christmas behind bars.’
