A serial Greggs thief that staff nicknamed “Hamster” stole almost £2,000 worth of food from the same shop, a court has heard.
Adam Gosling, 39, has been spared jail after stealing from a branch of the bakery chain in Greenford, west London, 38 times between December 30 in 2025 and February 10 in 2026.
The value of the thefts ranged from £12.30 to £100 per visit and, on some days, he targeted the shop multiple times, the charge sheet said.
Prosecutors told Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (February 17) that Gosling’s six-week theft spree amounted to £1,817.50.
The Metropolitan Police’s Greenford Broadway safer neighbourhood team said on its Met Engage platform that Greggs staff saw a high number of thefts at the branch and began to log each one.
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Police community support officer James Tupman said one man — nicknamed “Hamster” by staff — became the “most prolific” thief.
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