Man jailed after ignoring second chance

A Peterborough shoplifter who was given a second chance stole again less than a week later and has now been jailed.

28 year old Aaron Cliffe, stole three parcels from a block of flats in Wentworth Street on 26 Julyth.

He was arrested near Queensgate bus station and arrested him for the thefts.

Cliffe had been given a six-week suspended sentence after being convicted of three counts of theft from a shop a few days before.

Cliffe, of Eastfield Road, Eastfield, Peterborough, admitted three counts of theft by finding and two counts of theft from a shop after he was also found to have stolen detergent pods from B&M, in Bridge Street, and Nike Trainers, from Deichmann, in Queensgate shopping centre.

He was sentenced to 14 weeks in prison, including the activation of the previous sentence, at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

PC Jay Cullimore, the dedicated Business Improvement District (BID) officer for Peterborough, said: “Cliffe was given a second chance by the courts and completely disregarded it by committing further offences within a week.

“I would like to encourage businesses who are impacted by retail crime to continue reporting incidents to us, regardless of value, as these help us to apply for court orders such as Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs), which give us greater powers when it comes to tackling prolific offenders.”