A man’s been charged with theft and driving offences following a vehicle stop in Newport.
Officers stopped a BMW in Meadowside at around 7.15pm on 6th March this year.
40-year-old charged
The 40-year-old driver was arrested and subsequently charged with driving without insurance and driving whilst disqualified.
He was also charged with further counts of driving without insurance and driving whilst disqualified in relation to an incident on Brading Road, Ryde, on 21st February.
Theft from car
In addition, the man, of no fixed abode, was charged with theft from a motor vehicle in relation to a car waterproof cover that was stolen in Newport on 18th August last year, and three counts of shoplifting.
Shoplifting incidents
The shoplifting incidents are alleged to have taken place between 29th March 2022 and 23rd April 2022. £99.99 worth of goods were stolen from The Range in Cowes, an unknown quantity of items were stolen from B&Q in Newport, and £63 worth of goods were stolen from Sainsbury’s in Newport.
The man appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court yesterday (7th March) where he was remanded in custody to appear at Isle of Wight Magistrates’ court on 14th March.
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