South Ribble man jailed for breaching order banning him from shops
42-year-old admitted thefts from Penwortham stores
A man from South Ribble has been jailed after breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order that banned him from entering certain shops.
Steven Mayren, 42, of Higher Croft in Penwortham, carried out a series of thefts from the Co-Op in Penwortham and Booths on Millbrook Way between January and February this year.
Items including boxes of chocolates, Easter eggs and packets of meat were stolen.
Mayren was arrested and charged with five counts of theft and three breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order, which had been issued in January banning him from entering any Co-Op store for two years.
He appeared at Preston Magistrates’ Court on 25 February, where he pleaded guilty to the offences and was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison.
The case forms part of Operation Vulture, Lancashire Constabulary’s initiative targeting shoplifting through increased patrols, greater police visibility and closer work with retailers.