Man jailed for 67 shoplifting offences in Southampton and Eastleigh
32 year old Jamie Johnson's also been banned from all Hampshire Co-Ops
A man who stole more than £8,000 worth of items from stores across Eastleigh and Southampton has been jailed for two years.
Jamie Robert Johnson, of no fixed abode, admitted to 67 offences in just five months between August and December last year.
The 32-year-old from Southampton has also been sentenced at Southampton Crown Court to a three-year order banning him from Eastleigh town centre and every Co-op store in Hampshire.
The order states Johnson also has to leave any business premises if asked by a member of staff, and must use a store basket or trolley for items.
If he breaches the Community Behaviour Order, he faces being arrested and prosecuted.
PC Ben Pollicott, from Southampton North Neighbourhood Policing Team, said:
“I am very pleased to see Johnson held accountable for his actions and placed behind bars.
“The time he will now spend in prison will offer the stores, who were victims of his offending, a prolonged period of protection from any further thefts at his hands.
“And, when Johnson is released, the Criminal Behaviour Behaviour will afford these stores continued protection against any further losses as a result of his criminality.
"Johnson has continually targeted shops across the district, stealing all manner of items and showing no willingness to comply with the law.
“We regularly target and prosecute shoplifters. However, securing this CBO provides additional restrictions which help us prevent and disrupt any potential further offending perpetrated by him.
“Shoplifting is not a victimless crime. Repeat offences in particular can create an environment of fear for many retail workers, and this is simply not okay.
“We want to stop this criminality, and encourage businesses affected to please keep reporting crimes to us, so we can relentlessly pursue those responsible.
“Local policing teams put in a lot of work to support businesses, disrupt habitual offenders like Johnson, and also work with support services for those whose offending cycle is driven by other factors such as drug and alcohol dependency.”