Three caught on CCTV stealing £700 bikes outside Stafford supermarket convicted
Three people have pleaded guilty to theft offences after CCTV footage showed them stealing two bicycles from outside a supermarket in Stafford last year.
Steven Dawkins, aged 34, and Kirsty Rigby, aged 37, both of Stafford, both appeared at Cannock Magistrates Court on Friday, January 23, charged with crimes relating to the theft of two bicycles from a supermarket in the town.
It came after the pair, as well as 34-year-old Dominique Edensor, also of Stafford, were spotted on CCTV stealing the two bicycles in October.
Each of the bikes was found to be worth in the region of £700, and had been padlocked to a set of bike racks; however, when the owners returned, they were reported stolen.
Officers attended the scene and reviewed the footage, immediately recognised the offenders and apprehended them a short time later.
Rigby admitted aiding and abetting theft, while Dawkins admitted two counts of theft and going equipped for theft. He also pleaded guilty to a further 21 theft offences relating to bicycles reported stolen in Stafford throughout 2025.
Both were bailed ahead of a sentencing hearing at the same court on May 21.
Edensor appeared before magistrates at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Saturday, January 24, where she admitted two counts of theft of a bicycle, possession of a bladed article in a public place, and failure to answer court bail.
She was bailed ahead of a sentencing hearing at Cannock Magistrates Court on March 21.
PC Jack Cotton, who was the officer on the case, said: "I’m glad Dawkins, Rigby and Edensor admitted their involvement in the theft, and that another 21 victims have also had justice, knowing the individual responsible for the thefts has been dealt with by the courts.
“I hope this shows how determined we are to identify and disrupt those involved in criminal enterprise in the communities of Staffordshire."
