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A thief has been jailed for six months after being caught with eight bottles of stolen alcohol in his bag. Stephen Harrison was stopped by police at a train station near Tunbridge Wells on Monday (June 17) carrying a rucksack full of stolen spirits. In recent weeks the 35-year-old had targeted Sainsbury’s and Waitrose stores in Tonbridge, stealing goods with a value of more than £800. Harrison, of no fixed address, was remanded to appear at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court yesterday (June 18) where he pleaded guilty to three counts of theft and was immediately sentenced to six months’ imprisonment…

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