Officers were in the shopping centre on Wednesday, January 24, when they were notified of a reported theft from the Apple store.
Working alongside the centre’s security team, a suspect was found and arrested.
The laptop was also recovered.
Benedict Ashi-Buogwu, of Cavendish Road, Rochester, was later charged with theft.
He was also charged with a further laptop theft from the same store which happened on Tuesday, January 9 and four counts of theft from stores in London between Wednesday, December 20 and Sunday, January 21, 2024.
Mr Ashi-Buogwu was bailed to appear before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, February 21.
