Two men have been charged following a series of alleged distraction thefts from cash machines.
Over a period of three weeks, from Thursday, June 12, until Tuesday, July 1, money and bank cards were reportedly stolen from several ATMs in Chatham, Strood, Maidstone and Gravesend.
It is alleged the victims, including an 87-year-old man and a 77-year-old woman, were distracted by the men who attempted to make conversation with them while the thefts took place.
There was one further incident on Tuesday, July 8, when a member of the public became suspicious of two men near a cashpoint in Chatham High Street.
He challenged them and they allegedly left the scene on foot.
Job Khoeseb, 28, of Galleons Drive in Barking, in London, and Jack Williamson, 26, of Holland Road in Newham, in London, were arrested on Thursday (July 10).
Both have been charged with conspiracy to steal.
They have already appeared before Medway Magistrates’ Court and were remanded to Maidstone Crown Court on Friday, August 8.
