A nuisance offender has been jailed for the third time in four months after flouting a city centre ban in order to steal Yankee candles.
John Chattin, aged 37, was handed a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) in January this year.
Neighbourhood police secured the order to protect businesses and the public from Chattin after he was identified as a prolific offender.
Chattin, of no fixed abode, had frequently been arrested for offences including robbery, theft, assault and possession of Class A drugs.
Under the terms of the order, Chattin was prohibited from entering an exclusion area.
He was jailed for eight weeks in September after he was spotted flouting the ban. He was released part-way through the sentence and was arrested again on 4 October after local businesses reported seeing him in Trinity Square – resulting in a further 10-week prison sentence.
Chattin was back in court on Monday (22 December) after committing further breaches following his latest release from prison.
Magistrates heard he stole two glass candles worth £60 from Yankee Candle, at Nottingham’s Victoria Centre, on 12 December – before committing the exact same crime at the same store on 18 December (pictured above).
He pleaded guilty to both thefts, as well as three separate breaches of his Criminal Behaviour Order.
For these latest offences, Chattin has been jailed for four weeks.
Chief Inspector Kylie Davies, who oversees neighbourhood policing in the city centre, said:
“Chattin is one of Nottingham’s most persistent offenders and we know his behaviour has been a blight on the city centre due to his disregard for the law.
“We are continuing to target prolific offenders with restrictive court orders banning them from certain areas of the city centre.
“As demonstrated in this case, breaches are criminal offences in themselves and can result in prison sentences.
“People like Chattin should know that – for as long they keep committing offences – we will remain on their case and will continue to put them before the courts.
“There is significant help offered to individuals before we take action to apply for these orders – but Chattin has repeatedly refused to engage.
“I hope that he uses this latest spell in custody to think about the direction of his life and to obtain the support he needs so that he can finally begin to make better choices.”
