A suspected thief has been arrested and charged after he was recognised in the street by plain-clothed police officers.

CCTV images of the suspect had been circulated following two thefts at Sainsbury’s in Linden Park Road, Tunbridge Wells.

The offences allegedly happened within a few hours of each other on Sunday, June 18.

On Wednesday, plain-clothed officers from the Tunbridge Wells Neighbourhood Task Force identified the suspect in Quarry Road.

Kieran Sands, 34, of Showfields Road, Tunbridge Wells, was arrested and taken into custody.

He was charged with two counts of theft and bailed to appear before Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, July 27.