Police have charged a suspected thief who was reportedly discovered inside a car at a Dartford address.

Kent police were called at around 6.20am this morning to reports of a man stealing from a car in Eleanor Road.

Members of the public detained Bartosz Szczypczynski, of Burnham Crescent, at the scene.

He was arrested and later charged with theft from a vehicle and possession of cannabis.

The 23-year-old was released on bail to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday November 12.