Congleton shoplifter sentenced after pleading guilty

By The Editor

26th Nov 2024 | Local News

Jordan Forster was sentenced after admitting five theft offences.   He was sentenced to 37 weeks in prison and was fined the total cost of the items he stole from the shops. (Photo: Cheshire Police)
Jordan Forster was sentenced after admitting five theft offences. He was sentenced to 37 weeks in prison and was fined the total cost of the items he stole from the shops. (Photo: Cheshire Police)

A 27-year-old man has been jailed after pleading guilty to shoplifting in Congleton.

Jordan Forster from Maskery Place, Congleton appeared at Crewe Magistrates on 25 November to be sentenced after admitting five theft offences. He was sentenced to 37 weeks in prison and was fined the total cost of the items he stole from the shops.

Forster stole items worth up to £890 from Tesco, Home Bargains and The Original factory shop between 30 August and 4 October.

His offending came to an end when officers recognised him from CCTV relating to the thefts.

PC James Rowley said: "I'd like to thank the local shops for submitting their CCTV through Nice investigates.

"We were able to link Forster to each theft and positively identify him because the shops provided us with good CCTV images to help us with our investigation.

"This shows the importance of CCTV and working with local businesses to detect and deter crime.

"Not only do we have our officers' local knowledge to rely on to identify suspects, we also have facial recognition and experts in our visual ID unit on hand to help identify those committing crime in our community.

"The more we work together to tackle the issue, the more difficult we make it for thieves to target Congleton."

     

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