Thief who stole from shops around Black Country borough is told to stay away from Tesco Express, One Stop or Morrisons Daily stores
A shop thief who raided shops around Dudley borough and stole hundreds of pounds worth of stock has been locked up and banned from several businesses.
Chelsea Davies, 32, was arrested last week after being linked to a series of shop thefts in the borough between February 4 and 26.
Davies, of no fixed abode, targeted shops in Stourbridge, Kingswinford and Brierley Hill between February 4 and 7.
Then she struck in Brierley Hill again on February 11, before stealing from stories in Rowley, Sandwell, and in Belmont Road, Lye, on February 23 and 26.
Davies appeared at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court on March 11 and admitted nine counts of shop theft.
She was jailed for 18 weeks and handed a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). The order bars her from entering any Tesco Express, One Stop, or Morrisons Daily in Dudley borough, as well as Farmfoods in High Street, Brierley Hill; Teso Express in Rowley Village and Boots in Market Street, Kingswinford.
PC Luke Tandy, of Dudley Police, said: “Officers across the borough are continuing their efforts to crack down on shop thefts and retail crime that we know cause issues and concerns in our community.
“We will continue to work alongside businesses and local retailers including store security to identify persistent offenders.
“We want to continue to encourage businesses to carry on reporting incidents to us, so we can put offenders like Davies behind bars and issue CBOs to take action against those causing issues for our local people and businesses.”
Anyone who witnesses a crime or suspicious behaviour can call police on 101, or 999 in an emergency.
