Portsmouth man charged after women's pants stolen from Lakeland and BMW taken in city
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Police have charged a man from Portsmouth after women’s underwear and other items were stolen from a high street shop.
Mark Budgen, 45, of Avondale Road in Landport, will appear in court later this month facing several charges. Officers arrested him after a vehicle was stopped and searched in North Street, Chichester, at 11.10am on October 17.
Sussex Police said Budgen is charged with two counts of shoplifting from Lakeland in Chichester. A spokesman added that he is accused of swiping £356 worth of goods from the shelves on October 17, and items valued at £1,624 on September 11.
He added that the exact number of items is unknown, but they include sunglasses, cookware, women’s underwear and cosmetics.
Budgen is also charged with taking a BMW without the owner’s consent and driving while uninsured. The police spokesman said the vehicle was allegedly taken without the owner’s consent from Sultan Road, Buckland. Sussex Police added: “He has been bailed with conditions to appear before Worthing Magistrates’ Court on November 19.”