A suspected saucepan thief has been arrested shortly after a man was seen walking through town with three pots.

On Monday, July 31, the man was seen on CCTV walking the streets of Tunbridge Wells carrying three brand new cooking utensils.

Police were alerted and attended the Wilko in Royal Victoria Place to watch the store’s CCTV.

Later the same day Paul Fogel, of Goods Station Road, Tunbridge Wells, was arrested and charged with theft of property worth £68.

The 44-year-old appeared before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, August 1, where he was conditionally bailed to a hearing at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court on October 6.