A shoplifter has been jailed after police worked together to investigate a series of store thefts.
Prolific offender Thomas Fawcett targeted a number of shops across Nottingham during the summer and autumn of this year.
He walked into supermarkets, helped himself to items from the shelves and put them in a bag before leaving.
Neighbourhood teams increased patrols around the affected stores and caught Fawcett on Tuesday (3 November).
Fawcett then found himself before magistrates in Nottingham the following day where he was jailed for a total of 40 weeks.
The 34-year-old, of Forster Street, Nottingham, pleaded guilty to a total of 17 counts of shoplifting and one count of possession of a Class B drug.
He had raided stores in communities including the city centre, St Ann’s, Radford, Lenton, Sherwood and the Derby Road area.
Inspector Steve Dalby, neighbourhood inspector for City South, said:
“Neighbourhood officers, including the City South and City Central teams, have seen the impact of Fawcett’s offending and worked together to achieve this outcome in court.
“Fawcett targeted stores in a brazen manner and made no attempt to conceal what he was doing when grabbed items from shelves and walked out.
“We know this type of offending can be incredibly frustrating for shop staff so I hope they get some respite with this prison sentence.
“I also hope the wider community welcome our efforts to investigate the most persistent shoplifters responsible for the vast majority of offences.”
