WATCH: Woman snatches alcohol and cigarettes from shop during shoplifting spree across Peterborough
A woman has been jailed for a year after admitting to a string of thefts across Peterborough.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “Charlene Monks, 27, began her spree in late February, by stealing from Asda, in Rivergate, on three separate occasions.
“On 1 March, she entered the Co-op, in Waterhouse Way, Hampton Gardens, Peterborough, and went to the checkout to buy alcohol and cigarettes.
“However, before paying, Monks grabbed the items, now in a carrier bag, and ran out the shop.
“Her final theft was at Sainsbury’s in Oxney Road, Parnwell, Peterborough, on 2 March, and she was arrested on 19 March.”
Monks, of no fixed address, admitted the thefts, together with two in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Friday (20 March).
She was jailed for a year after a suspended sentence imposed in January for shoplifting was activated. The court also ordered Monks to pay £1311.41 in compensation.
PC Sam Malton, who investigated, said: “Monks decided to continue offending after arriving in Peterborough, with no regard for the impact her actions would have on the businesses and their staff.
“I urge businesses to continue reporting offences to us, regardless of value, as it helps us to identify those involved and put them before the courts.”