Four shoplifters given GPS tags banning them from North Wales

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 09:40 · Archive

Four people have been given 12-month community orders with GPS monitoring tags after stealing from a Tesco store in Cefn Mawr twice in October.

Four shoplifters have been banned from North Wales for 12 months after appearing at Wrexham Magistrates Court for sentence on Wednesday. Each admitted two offences of theft at a Tesco store in Cefn Mawr.

The first theft occurred on 1 October, when the defendants stole goods worth £560. Five days later they returned to the shop. Two were challenged and put items back on the shelves before leaving, whilst the other two stole health and beauty goods worth £240 from the aisle.

Two of the defendants, named as Militaru and Zlotea, were apprehended at a nearby bus stop. The other two were seen getting into a vehicle, which was later stopped by West Mercia Police and found to contain health and beauty items matching those taken from the store.

Defending the group, Emma Simoes told the court there were 'barriers to a punitive element' and argued for a GPS exclusion tag rather than harsher punishment. She noted that two of the defendants had no previous convictions and two were lightly convicted, though she acknowledged the offences involved 'higher culpability' as a group action. The magistrates issued a 12-month community order with GPS monitoring for each defendant.

How it is being reported

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

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

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