Gosport man Michael Webb charged with knife possession and theft after cleaning products stolen

A MAN from Gosport has been charged with possessing a knife in public and stealing cleaning products from a shop.

Michael Webb, 35, has been bailed and will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on December 22.

A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesman said cleaning supplies – totalling £74 – were stolen from Co-op in Fairfield Avenue, Fareham.

Cleaning products were reportedly stolen from Co-op in Fairfield Avenue, Fareham. Picture: Google Street View.placeholder image
Cleaning products were reportedly stolen from Co-op in Fairfield Avenue, Fareham. Picture: Google Street View.

He added that Webb, 35, of Forton Road, Gosport, has been charged with possession of a knife in a public place and theft from a shop.

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