Thirty-one coats – and a colour TV – worth £3,000 were stolen from Peterborough stores by a thief who has been given a court ban on entering certain shops for two years. Ashley Granger, 35, was arrested in Lincoln Road, Peterborough, on the afternoon of 22 November after he was caught stealing a television from Currys in Maskew Avenue Retail Park.
He was chased out of the store by security who detained him nearby until police arrived and arrested him for a total of nine shoplifting offences for which he was wanted.
Granger, of Welland Road, Dogsthorpe, appeared at Peterborough Trial Court on Friday (15 December) where he was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months, after admitting nine offences:
- Theft of three coats worth £270 from Next, Brotherhood Retail Park, on 24 October
- Theft of three coats worth £287 from Next, Brotherhood Retail Park, on 6 November
- Theft of three coats worth £318 from Next, Brotherhood Retail Park, on 7 November
- Theft of five coats worth £382 from Next, Brotherhood Retail Park, on 10 November
- Theft of four coats worth £256 from Next, Brotherhood Retail Park, on 11 November
- Theft of five jackets worth £1,180 from Mountain Warehouse, Bridge Street, Peterborough, on 13 November
- Theft of four jackets worth £519.88 from Mountain Warehouse, Bridge Street, on 15 November
- Theft of four coats worth £256 from Next, Brotherhood Retail Park, on 15 November
- Theft of a 43-inch television worth £180 from Currys, Maskew Avenue Retail Park, on 22 November
He must complete a 30-day thinking skills programme, a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement and has been made subject of a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) which states he must not enter:
- Brotherhood Retail Park, Peterborough
- Maskew Avenue Retail Park, Peterborough
- Any Mountain Warehouse store in England and Wales
PC Megan Curtis, who investigated, said: “Granger has been prolific in his offending recently, which is why we have taken action to get a Criminal Behaviour Order in place.
“Having this order gives us greater powers to manage his offending – if he is found to breach the conditions, this is an arrestable offence, and he will be put back before the courts.”
Anyone with information about Granger breaching the CBO should contact police via the web chat service or online forms at www.cambs.police.uk/report. Those without internet access should call 101.
