A prolific Northumberland shop thief is back at his second residence after being jailed by Magistrates.
Wayne Dixon, 25, of Regent Street, Blyth, admitted eleven charges of theft when he appeared at Mid and South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court on Friday, 16th October 2020.
The well-known shop thief was identified on CCTV after stealing goods from Blyth's Asda, the Co-op, Aldi, B&M, One Stop and Holland and Barrett stores.
Dixon had been released from prison only a week before his latest thieving spree, with the items stolen having a total value of £713.63.
Prosecutor Jonathan Hanratty told Magistrates: "There's 11 shop thefts from just under a week from various stores in the local area.
"They're unsophisticated. He goes into the shops and selects items and leaves the store.
"There's an application for compensation as none of the items were recovered.
"It's also aggravated by the defendant's record. He had recently received a term of imprisonment for more shop thefts and similar offences."
Catherine Fowle, mitigating, said that her client had been placed with old associates on his release from prison, despite him asking not to be.
She added: "The offending is unsophisticated. He struggles with substance misuse and accepts that. He suffered a fractured skull injury in the early part of this year and has a lot of difficulties with that trauma.
"He's not currently sourcing the correct medical treatment."
Magistrates determined that Dixons' offences were so serious that only a custodial sentence was appropriate.
They sentenced him to 24 weeks' custody and made a compensation order in the sum of £713.63.
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