Man, 43, charged with shoplifting after items are 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 7 May.

We 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 today (8 May).