Officers apprehended a serial shoplifter after a two-week string of thefts from Sittingbourne grocery stores

SITTINGBOURNE — Live News Between Friday, January 27, and Tuesday, February 7, 2023, Kent Police...

Grace Turner

Published: 8:22 pm February 12, 2023

Updated: 9:54 am October 8, 2025

SITTINGBOURNE — Live News

Between Friday, January 27, and Tuesday, February 7, 2023, Kent Police has been investigating theft allegations involving three businesses in town.

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Billy Austin, 30, of Cavell Way, was arrested on February 7 and later charged with six counts of shoplifting and one count of fuel theft.

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