A Cumbrian shop thief has been granted a final, final chance after being convicted of breaching her Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) for a third time.
Ashton Waugh, 24, of St Martins Drive, Brampton, admitted breaching the order when she appeared at Carlisle Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 16th June 2020.
Breaching a CBO is an offence under section 30 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. It is triable either way and the maximum penalty is 6 months' imprisonment, an unlimited fine or both on summary conviction; or 5 years' imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both on conviction on indictment.
District Judge Gerald Chalk heard that unemployed Waugh, who has previous convictions for stealing from numerous shops in the city, entered a supermarket when she was banned from doing so.
On one occasion Waugh stole a Buddha ornament, valued at £49.99, from the city's British Heart Foundation shop.
Diane Jackson, prosecuting, said: "On 18th February at about 3.20 pm the defendant has gone into Sainsbury's and browsed around the store, in direct breach of her Criminal Behaviour Order."
The CBO, which was imposed on 30th August 2019, prohibited Waugh from entering specified retail premises in Brampton. It also prohibited her from entering any retail premises in Carlisle city centre or involved in the city's shopwatch scheme.
This latest offence was the third time that Waugh had breached the CBO. She was handed a 12-week suspended sentence the last time she was before the court for breaching the order, back in February.
John Smith, mitigating, read a statement from a mental health practitioner who had been working with Waugh for the last two years.
"She is close and accessible to associates who use drugs, which is a bad influence on Ashton," he said.
"She plans to move to Carlisle and has been bidding on housing association properties."
Mr Smith also read out a statement by support group Gateway 4 Women, which confirmed Waugh had been making good progress on the programmes she was involved with.
"The only support she has comes from professional agencies involved with her," he said.
"In Carlisle it will be much easier to access those. Her personal circumstances are changing for the better."
Judge Chalk sentenced Waugh to 22 weeks' custody suspended for two years, with 100 hours unpaid work and thinking skills programme requirement.
She was also ordered to pay £122 victim surcharge and £85 towards prosecution costs.
"If you are back before me for a breach, you will get 22 weeks," the Judge warned.
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