Woman jailed for stealing parcel from Shifnal doorstep

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 05:58 · Archive

A woman has been jailed for 29 weeks for stealing a parcel from a doorstep in Shifnal.

Sally Bushell, 43, of no fixed abode, appeared at Telford Magistrates Court on Friday, 23 October, where she pleaded guilty to one count of theft. She had stolen a parcel of unknown value from a doorstep in Shifnal on Monday, 12 October. She was arrested and charged with the offence on Thursday, 22 October.

Bushell had previously been given a suspended sentence for shop theft earlier in the year. As a result of this new offence, the suspended sentence was triggered and the magistrate ordered her to serve a 29-week custodial sentence.

Inspector Damien Kelly from Shifnal's Safer Neighbourhood Team said: 'Stealing parcels from people's doorsteps is an opportunistic crime that causes needless distress to victims.' He noted that patrol officers had swiftly identified and charged Bushell, and that she had committed the offence despite already serving a suspended sentence for previous theft offences.

How it is being reported

• Woman jailed for stealing parcel off doorstep in ShifnalA woman has been sentenced to 29 weeks in jail for stealing a parcel off a doorstep in Shifnal.Shropshire Live · 27 Oct, 05:26
• Woman jailed after stealing parcel off doorstep in ShifnalMagistrates ordered her to serve a 29-week custodial sentenceShropshire Star · 26 Oct, 14:36

In this story: Sally Bushell · Shifnal · Telford Magistrates Court · Safer Neighbourhood Team

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