A shoplifter has been banned from entering every Co-op store in Kent.

Bray Sharpe is also ordered to stay away from a petrol station he targeted.

The 24-year-old was jailed for 14 weeks during an appearance at Medway Magistrates' Court.

He admitted 14 counts of theft, two attempted thefts, going equipped to steal and criminal damage.

Sharpe’s charges followed a number of incidents at the BP petrol station in Maidstone Road and Co-ops in City Way, Rochester, and Pattens Lane, Chatham.

The court heard how he stole items including meat, teabags, chocolate and pizza.

Police applied for a criminal behaviour order which was successfully issued to Sharpe, of Jenkins Dale, Chatham, during his sentencing last Wednesday.

The order lasts for five years and prevents him for entering the stores.

The Community Safety Unit's Inspector Vanessa Foster said: "A criminal behaviour order is a tool we can use to help protect people and businesses who are severely affected by a person’s actions.

"Shoplifting doesn’t just impact on the finances of a business it can have a detrimental impact on staff wellbeing too and the wider community.

"Restrictions have now been imposed on Sharpe and if he is caught breaching them once he’s released from custody, he will risks being arrested again and returned to prison."