Woman who stole toys and chocolate from Wisbech shops is jailed
A woman who stole toys and chocolate worth more than £500 from shops in Wisbech has been jailed.
Cambridgeshire Police said Tanya Momot, 33, went to Tesco Extra, in Cromwell Road, on 2 October with a man.
“Together, they put children's toys worth £279.99 in bags and walked out of the store without paying,” a force spokesperson explained.
“On 24 November, Momot visited Morrisons, in Walton Road, where she stole chocolate worth about £260 with the help of an accomplice.
“Earlier that month, on 7 November, she went to Boots, in Horse Fair, where a man she was with stole health and beauty gift sets worth £60.”
Momot, of Lynn Road, Wisbech, admitted two counts of theft from a shop and one of aiding or abetting theft from a shop.
On Wednesday, 3 December, at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court she was jailed for 36 weeks, including the activation of a previous suspended sentence. She was also ordered to pay £602.21 compensation.