Persistent thief jailed after thefts in Peterborough
Josh Turner, 23, was sentenced to a total of 38 weeks behind bars.
A persistent thief who repeatedly stole from shops in Peterborough despite being banned from entering them has been jailed for 38 weeks.
Josh Turner, 23, targeted stores including Tesco and Boots, taking items such as alcohol, chocolate, and baby milk in defiance of a court-issued criminal behaviour order.
On 1 November Turner stole alcohol and other goods worth around £60 from the Tesco branch on Staniland Way, Werrington.
Less than two weeks later on 12 November, he returned to the same store, stealing alcohol and chocolate worth over £100.
Both thefts breached the criminal behaviour order which prohibits Turner from entering Tesco, TK Maxx, and Co-op branches within Peterborough.
Later on the same day, Turner attempted to steal £200 worth of baby milk from Boots in the Bretton Centre, but was stopped by security staff. He smashed his way out of a fire exit and fled.
Turner, who has no known address, was identified and arrested by officers from Cambridgeshire Police’s Spree Offender Team on Thursday (20 November).
He admitted three counts of theft from a shop, two breaches of a criminal behaviour order, and criminal damage.
At Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Friday, (21 November), Turner was sentenced to a total of 38 weeks behind bars, which includes the activation of a six-week suspended sentence.