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A PROLIFIC thief has been put on a curfew and ordered to pay £60 after his 36th conviction.
Stephen Thompson has 120 offences on his record, of which 69 are for theft.
On April 3 he tried to steal £76.99 worth of meat from Lidl but security guards saw him and got the goods back.
They alerted town centre CCTV operators who spotted Thompson and called the police.
"What we can't allow to happen is for people to think they can carry on stealing with no punishment for it," said district judge French.
Thompson must be in his home, on Lodge Lane, from 8pm to 8am every day for the next three months and pay £60 costs.
3:50pm Sunday 4th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Disgusted, Warrington on 4:17pm Sun 4 May 08
Bring back national service for these low lifes.
Bring back national service for these low lifes.
Posted by: roger, warrington on 5:41pm Sun 4 May 08
wow! that judge sure showed him! he'll definitely not do it again...
wow! that judge sure showed him! he'll definitely not do it again...
Posted by: Mick, Birchwood on 7:07pm Sun 4 May 08
Is Lidl open between 8PM and 8AM?
Is Lidl open between 8PM and 8AM?
Posted by: Daz speakout !, Great Sankey on 9:24pm Sun 4 May 08
Editor this was reported last week !
Still' the judge has still got it wrong !
Editor this was reported last week !
Still' the judge has still got it wrong !
Posted by: Warry Warry, Warrington, England on 9:30am Mon 5 May 08
[quote]"What we can't allow to happen is for people to think they can carry on stealing with no punishment for it," said district judge French.
Thompson must be in his home, on Lodge Lane, from 8pm to 8am every day for the next three months and pay £60 costs."[/quote]
36 convictions and 120 incidents?? I think it's Judge French who needs the curfew, preferably between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm. Un-believ-able!!
This moron (the crook)is another example of what's wrong with today's society. It makes me [bold]so[/bold] angry .. I'm almost tempted to turn to a life of crime ... the court costs were less than the value of the meat he tried to nick!!! This could ONLY happen in the Untied (sic) Kingdom!
WW
"What we can't allow to happen is for people to think they can carry on stealing with no punishment for it," said district judge French.
Thompson must be in his home, on Lodge Lane, from 8pm to 8am every day for the next three months and pay £60 costs."
36 convictions and 120 incidents?? I think it's Judge French who needs the curfew, preferably between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm. Un-believ-able!!
This moron (the crook)is another example of what's wrong with today's society. It makes me
so angry .. I'm almost tempted to turn to a life of crime ... the court costs were less than the value of the meat he tried to nick!!! This could ONLY happen in the Untied (sic) Kingdom!
WW
Posted by: Lloyd, Earlestown on 2:30pm Mon 5 May 08
120 offences and the punishment meated out amounts to what can only be described as a "grounding". Jeez, can't for the life of me think why these lowlifes **** a snook at the judicial system.
120 offences and the punishment meated out amounts to what can only be described as a "grounding". Jeez, can't for the life of me think why these lowlifes **** a snook at the judicial system.
Posted by: derek, everywhere on 9:11pm Mon 5 May 08
I bet he thought he had his chops this time .
I bet he thought he had his chops this time .
Posted by: Chris Cook. on 4:33pm Thu 8 May 08
Obviously when it comes to doing potential bird, this fella doesn't think the steaks are too high to prevent him recommitting.
Obviously when it comes to doing potential bird, this fella doesn't think the steaks are too high to prevent him recommitting.
Posted by: Local man, cinnamon brow on 10:40pm Thu 8 May 08
With sentencing like this no habitual criminal is ever going to stop. They need to add an extra month to a custodial sentence for each previous convivtion in cases like this. It costs a lot to jail someone, but costs more not to in the long run.
With sentencing like this no habitual criminal is ever going to stop. They need to add an extra month to a custodial sentence for each previous convivtion in cases like this. It costs a lot to jail someone, but costs more not to in the long run.
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