A man has been arrested after a caravan was reportedly unhooked from a vehicle and stolen during the night.

The mobile home was allegedly taken overnight Monday from St Mary's Bay, near Dymchurch on Romney Marsh.

The owners called police at 7am yesterday (Tuesday) to report that it was missing.

A police spokesman said: "A caravan has been recovered and a suspect arrested following a theft in Romney Marsh.

"Kent Police was called at 7am on Tuesday (March 24) following an incident in St Mary's Bay.

"The victim reported that a caravan had been unhooked from a vehicle and stolen during the night."

Later on the same day, officers visited an address in Newington, near Sittingbourne and recovered the caravan.

As a result, a 37-year-old man from Chatham was arrested on suspicion of theft.

He has been bailed until Friday, April 17.

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