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Wales Online
02-07-2025
- Wales Online
He was banned from every shop in a city centre but it didn't stop him
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A serial shoplifter banned from every shop in a city centre has been jailed after he continued to shoplift. Layton Vallance had been given a Criminal Behaviour Order, which banned him from all retail premises in Wrexham City Centre, Plas Coch Retail Park and Co-op shops in Wrexham. The 26-year-old, of no fixed address, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Monday, June 30 and admitted five charges of theft from a shop. A police spokesperson said: "The offences took place between 22-27 June at Co-Op stores on Borras Park Road and Poplar Road, and the One Beyond shop on Hope Street. Goods stolen by Vallance during this period were cumulatively valued at more than £500. "Vallance also breached a Criminal Behaviour Order banning him from all retail premises in Wrexham City Centre, Plas Coch Retail Park, and all Co-op stores in Wrexham. He was sentenced to serve a total of 36 weeks in prison and ordered to pay £255 in costs." Insp/Sgt Tom Dewberry added: "Vallance is a prolific shoplifter in the Wrexham area, with his actions having a detrimental effect on local businesses. His sentencing is welcomed and should give the local businesses the respite they deserve from his offending. 'We hope this result will reassure local businesses and their customers that we take this type of offending seriously and will do everything we can to protect them from crime.' You can sign up for all the latest court stories here Find crime figures for your area
North Wales Live
02-07-2025
- North Wales Live
He was banned from every shop in a city centre but it didn't stop him
A serial shoplifter banned from every shop in a city centre has been jailed after he continued to shoplift. Layton Vallance had been given a Criminal Behaviour Order, which banned him from all retail premises in Wrexham City Centre, Plas Coch Retail Park and Co-op shops in Wrexham. The 26-year-old, of no fixed address, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Monday, June 30 and admitted five charges of theft from a shop. A police spokesperson said: "The offences took place between 22-27 June at Co-Op stores on Borras Park Road and Poplar Road, and the One Beyond shop on Hope Street. Goods stolen by Vallance during this period were cumulatively valued at more than £500. "Vallance also breached a Criminal Behaviour Order banning him from all retail premises in Wrexham City Centre, Plas Coch Retail Park, and all Co-op stores in Wrexham. He was sentenced to serve a total of 36 weeks in prison and ordered to pay £255 in costs." Insp/Sgt Tom Dewberry added: "Vallance is a prolific shoplifter in the Wrexham area, with his actions having a detrimental effect on local businesses. His sentencing is welcomed and should give the local businesses the respite they deserve from his offending. 'We hope this result will reassure local businesses and their customers that we take this type of offending seriously and will do everything we can to protect them from crime.'
ITV News
05-06-2025
- ITV News
'Less glamorous than Hot Fuzz': bodycam footage shows Essex officers chasing prolific thief
Bodycam footage shows police chasing Scott Butcher Bodycam footage has been released showing police scaling garden fences to chase down a prolific thief. Scott Butcher fled the rear of a house in Colchester, Essex, where he was staying without the owner's permission, on 28 March after police surrounded the property. The 38-year-old had been identified as the culprit in 11 separate thefts, ten at Co-op stores and one at the Asda store in Shrub End Road. Butcher, of no fixed address, stole cleaning products, meat and sweets, with the highest-value theft worth £230. He was in breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order put in place in September 2023, stopping him from entering any Co-op store in Essex. Officers from the Colchester Local Policing Team managed to catch him and he was arrested before being charged with 11 counts of theft and 10 breaches of his CBO. He was sentenced to eight months in prison at Ipswich Crown Court. Sgt Dean Young said: "It's a little less glamorous and executed with a little less flair than you see in films like Hot Fuzz, but we won't let gates or garden fences get in the way of catching criminals. "I know we can't be everywhere at all times, but I'd like to urge our businesses and residents to feel confident in making reports to us about theft and associated anti-social behaviour."
ITV News
05-06-2025
- ITV News
Conman jailed for stealing cash from pensioner's house
A conman has been jailed for ransacking a pensioner's home for cash after offering to fix his Muir targeted the victim in his nineties after pretending to be a 37-year-old entered the property in Symonds Road, Preston, on February 10 this year. Once inside he searched through the man's cupboards and stole cash before a separate incident, Muir stole a designer wallet and other items from another property in September 2024. Following numerous enquiries by the South Residential Burglary Team, Muir was identified, arrested and later charged with multiple offences. This included breaching a 10-year Criminal Behaviour Order which prohibits him from entering any house or to contact any resident for any purpose connected with canvassing any of Sedberg Street, Fleetwood, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Wednesday 4 June and was sentenced to five years in prison for two residential burglaries, theft, driving while disqualified, breach of a community behaviour order and being a trader engaged in unfair practice.A force spokesperson said: "Operation Defender is a force-wide campaign that aims to combat residential burglary with support from Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw."
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Prolific thief returns to jail after stealing biscuits from Mansfield shop
A prolific Nottinghamshire thief has been returned to prison after he stole multiple items, including biscuits, from a shop he was banned from. John Evans, 34 and of Babworth Court, Mansfield, entered a convenience store on Barringer Road, Mansfield, on three occasions, despite his ban. This happened on March 24, 27 and 31 this year, with the ban imposed in November 2023 as part of a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) secured by local officers. During the incidents, he stole various items, including biscuits. He also stole goods from other local businesses on March 2 and April 1. Evans appeared at Nottingham Magistrates Court on Monday, May 26, and was was jailed for 24 weeks after pleading guilty to theft and breaching his CBO. READ MORE: New dog exercise field planned for former horse paddock READ MORE: Police say nine-year-old was among those injured in Liverpool FC parade crash As well as being ordered to pay compensation, the order was updated to include multiple additional businesses. Shoplifting offences in Mansfield have fallen by more than 30 per cent over the last year, police said. Prolific offenders have been identified and targeted with restrictive court orders banning them from certain areas of the town and / or from doing certain things such as carrying large bags. Currently, nine such orders are in place and officers will be working to secure more. Sergeant Catherine Darby, of the Mansfield town centre policing team, said: "Shoplifting offences are damaging not only for local businesses, but also for the town as a whole. That's why we are working so hard to target known offenders and to make their lives as difficult as possible. "People like Evans should know that – for as long they keep committing offences – we will remain on their case and will leave no stone unturned in order to bring them to justice."
