A Goudhurst man has been charged with a slew of offences, including burglary and stealing a car, all alleged to have been committed in the Tunbridge Wells and Cranbrook areas.

On 2 January, a car was stolen from Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells, after the keys were taken from inside the owner’s house.

The vehicle was later found in Penshurst where sunglasses and wireless headphones were missing from inside the vehicle.

Three days later, number plates from a VW Polo were stolen while the car parked in Angley Road, Cranbrook.

A Vauxhall Corsa was seen displaying the same registration number later the same day, when fuel was taken without payment from petrol stations in Cranbrook and Pembury.

Shakane Charles of Lurkins Drive, Goudhurst was arrested on Friday, March 6 and charged with burglary, theft, two counts of making off without payment, two counts of driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and two counts of driving without insurance.

The 21-year-old appeared Medway Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, March 7. He will appear at Maidstone Crown Court next month.

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