Four shoplifters given community orders and banned from north Wales

Summarised from The Leader's report · Updated 5 Nov, 10:19 · Archive

Four people sentenced at Wrexham Magistrates Court for two theft offences at a Tesco store have been issued 12-month community orders with GPS monitoring tags.

Four people have been sentenced at Wrexham Magistrates Court for two theft offences at Tesco in Cefn Mawr. The first occurred on October 1 when staff saw the defendants entering the shop and stealing goods worth £560. Five days later, two were challenged and removed items from their bags to return them to shelves before leaving, while the other two made off with health and beauty items worth £240. Two of the group were apprehended at a nearby bus stop, and the remaining two were stopped by West Mercia Police in a vehicle containing matching stolen items.

The court issued 12-month community orders with GPS monitoring tags that ban the defendants from north Wales. Their legal representative had recommended a community order, noting that two of the four had previously good character whilst the other two were lightly convicted. She acknowledged the higher culpability due to the group nature of the offences but argued against a more punitive sentence.

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• Shoplifters banned from setting foot in north Wales for 12 months - here's whyThe four defendants appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court for sentence on WednesdayThe Leader · 5 Nov, 05:00

In this story: Wrexham Magistrates Court · Tesco · Cefn Mawr · West Mercia Police · North Wales

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