Bloke banned from practically each grocery store within the UK — and extra
Christopher Moran, who has no fixed address, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of theft and was sentenced to 12 weeks in custody, on top of his ban on entering major high street stops
A serial shoplifter has been banned from entering a string of UK shops after confessing to numerous crimes. Christopher Moran is not allowed to set foot in a number of supermarkets and other high street staples.
He will no longer be able to enter supermarkets such as Tesco, the Co-op and Sainsbury’s anywhere in the country. As well as this, he can also not enter other shops such as B&M, TK Maxx, Booths and Trespass.
He stood before Preston Magistrates Court on Thursday, where he plead guilty to 10 counts of theft. The magistrates handed him a 12-week custodial sentence, which will run concurrently with a separate 52-week prison term he’s already serving.
In addition, he was hit with a five-year criminal behaviour order for his theft spree across South Ribble and Preston, according to the Mirror. Under this order, Moran is also banned from areas of Preston Marina, Navigation Way and the entire Penwortham exclusion zone.
He must immediately vacate any retail premises if instructed by staff, with officers stating that these restrictions aim to disrupt his persistent offending and shield businesses from further harm. A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: “CBOs are used to target individuals who are repeat demand generators and have been identified as often engaging in criminality in a specified area.
“They are given to people who have been convicted of an offence with the aim to prevent them engaging in further criminal behaviour.” He is one of several prolific shoplifters to be brought to justice in recent months, including one woman who was able to steal £145k worth of goods from Tesco.
Tania Patmore admitted guilt on a total of 73 offences as part of a huge gang that stuffed their trolleys full of items and then simply brought them out of the stores without paying. As many as ten trolleys were used in each steal, with Patmore being responsible for as many as 184 different trolleys filled with goods.
Appearing before Guildford Crown Court in January, the presiding judge hard how the total value of the property came to well over £145,000. Patmore was handed a two-year suspended sentence for her role in the scam, and was only brought in after her lawyer pointed out she was solely responsible for her 13-year-old daughter.
Meanwhile, another shoplifter has revealed how just one phone call was enough to help her bag a whopping £30million from right under her victims’ noses. Keeley Knowles was able to steal hugely valuable items thanks to her ability to replicate the script of a police officer.
The thief was able to pull the wool over the eyes of shop staff by chatting to them before she entered, disguising herself as an officer carrying out checks for when security guards would be on duty. After working out the shop’s weak points, she was able to enter and steal items whilst hiding them inside a huge coat and walking away as if nothing was wrong.
During her time carrying out the crime, Keeley was able to bring in as much as £8,000 a day for selling the items in a WhatsApp group. She used the money she made in her dodgy dealing to fuel her heroin addictions.
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