In the dock

A man has been charged after computer equipment and an ultrasound machine were stolen from a commercial premises. The items were swiped during a burglary in Broad Oak Road on Friday, January 31. Reashad Quirk, 37, who is also charged with 10 counts of shoplifting, appeared at Canterbury Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, February 8. He was remanded in custody and his case is expected to be heard at crown court next month.