Man charged after camping gear stolen from Sports Direct in Basingstoke
A MAN has been charged with shoplifting after items worth more than £180 were stolen from Sports Direct in Basingstoke.
Stuart Toakley, 43, of Wentworth Crescent, Basingstoke, was charged with theft from a shop and using threatening / abusive words/behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
It comes after officers received a report that camping equipment, including a tent, sleeping bag and camp mat worth a total of £185.98, was stolen from Sports Direct in Festival Place on Tuesday, May 7.
Police also received a report that a number of people were shouted at and threatened during the incident.
Toakley is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on Wednesday, May 8.
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