Man jailed for stealing £24,000-worth of Boots products
He carried out the thefts between March and August this year
Last updated 5th Nov 2024
A man has been jailed for two years, after he admitted stealing items worth £24,000 from Boots stores in Hampshire.
Ionel Elvis Dulea took the cosmetics and skincare products between March and August, from shops in Andover, Aldershot and Fareham.
The 47-year-old, of Stephenson Street in Gateshead, was charged with eight counts of theft from a shop and one of attempted theft.
He pleaded guilty to all offences and was jailed for two years at Winchester Crown Court.
A/PS Devon Smith, from the Test Valley Priority Crime Team, said: “Dulea’s brazen shoplifting affected a number of stores, shop workers and members of the community across a large part of Hampshire.
“Our message is clear – shoplifting in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will not be tolerated.
“This sentencing should send a clear message to others who are thinking about stealing from the businesses in our area.
“It will not be tolerated and we will work hard to bring you before the courts, where you will face the consequences.”
Items stolen were thought to be worth £24,200.84
Police investigated the following reports made to them:
• Skincare products worth £1,242.34 were stolen from Boots in Aldershot on 10/08
• Skincare products worth £2,673.62 were stolen from Boots in Aldershot on 06/08
• Skincare products worth £2,099.29 were stolen from Boots in Andover on 06/08
• Skincare products and perfume bottles worth £10,790 were stolen from Boots in Fareham on 20/07
• Items worth £1,795.28 were stolen from Boots in Fareham on 16/06
• Skincare and cosmetic products worth £3,898 were stolen from Boots in Andover on 10/06
• Cosmetic products worth £887.77 were stolen from Boots in Fareham on 19/05
• Skincare and smoking products worth £814.54 were stolen from the Boots in Andover on 01/03
• There was an attempted theft of cosmetic products worth £815.54 from Boots in Andover on 01/03