Women arrested as officer finds pram full of suspected stolen items

A woman pushing a pram has been arrested by police after they looked inside to find she was not pushing a child, but instead suspected stolen items.

It contained headphones, speakers, clothing and a variety of food, all allegedly stolen.Last week, during a routine patrol of Maidstone town centre, a PCSO became suspicious of a woman who was seen pushing a buggy, but is known to not have a child of that age.Due to no shoplifting reports being received, and no offences being observed, the information was passed on to the Maidstone Town Team.

However, this morning a police constable, aware of the report submitted by the PCSO, noticed a woman with a pram in Week Street, in similar circumstances.The officer approached the woman and noticed a large amount of items, from various stores, had been placed inside the pushchair.A 31-year-old woman, from Maidstone, has been arrested on suspicion of theft and taken into custody while enquiries continue.