A man has appeared in court after a string of shop thefts in North Nottinghamshire.
Pokémon cards worth £400, a £700 ring, and an array of men’s clothing were amongst the items reported stolen from shops across Worksop and Retford from 3 May to 11 May.
Following inquiries between the East Bassetlaw and West Bassetlaw neighbourhood policing and response teams, a suspect was tracked down on CCTV and arrested by police (11 May), where an officer was then assaulted.
Jonathan Downes, of no fixed address, has been charged with five counts of shop theft, occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault of an emergency worker.
The 40-year-old appeared in Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday and has since been remanded in custody. He is next due in Nottingham Crown Court on 27 May.
Sergeant Sam Pearson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“Shop theft has a significant impact on local businesses and residents, and this was a great example of joint work between our East and West Bassetlaw neighbourhood policing and response teams as they continue their relentless work to put suspects before the courts.
“Over the past few weeks we have arrested and charged multiple suspects with shoplifting offences, and will continue with high visibility and plain-clothed patrols as we work to crack down on this issue.”
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