Man jailed for stealing over £18,000 of alcohol from shops across the East
He was caught in the act by Essex Police
A man who stole more than £18,000 worth of alcohol from supermarkets in Norfolk, Suffolk and across the East has been jailed.
23 year old Laurentiu Stroe was caught in the act, and arrested, by Essex Police for thefts between October last year and February this year.
While awaiting sentencing for those crimes, he admitted 15 further offences across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, and Herts.
In total he admitted to stealing over £18,000 worth of alcohol.
He's been sentenced to eight months in prison.
The Norfolk offences date to 12 February 2022 and 14 May 2022 and saw Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury in Great Yarmouth targeted.
Investigations and CCTV linked Stroe to an organised crime group (OCG) working across counties stealing alcohol from supermarkets.
The criminal activity involved the group filling a trolley with bottles, taking them to quiet aisles to de-tag them, and then making multiple trips to carry them out concealed in various ways.