Shoplifter Carl Robinson was arrested by the Ferryhill Neighbourhood Policing Team this week after stealing meat and butter from the town’s Co-op on numerous occasions.
Unusually, the 32-year-old was twice seen on CCTV trying to hide his face with a pair of boxers. However neighbourhood officers were still easily able to identify him, having dealt with him several times before.
Robinson, of Ferryhill, was charged with ten shop thefts and an attempted shop theft and put before the Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court the following day (30 July). He pleaded guilty to all and was sentenced to 40 weeks, as he was also in breach of a previous conditional discharge for similar offences.
He was also ordered to pay nearly £700 in compensation.
Robinson now has the dubious title of being Ferryhill’s most prolific shoplifter for July, being responsible for 14 of a total of 17 charges put before the courts that month.
Sergeant Craig McGuire, of Ferryhill Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “The team has worked hard to secure these convictions for this prolific shoplifter who never seems to learn.
“Shoplifting has no place in our community. It has a detrimental impact on the hardworking staff at these stores and members of the public who witness these offences being committed and it will not be tolerated.
“A custodial sentence is welcomed by the team who will continue to put offenders back before the courts where you live.”
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