A shop thief swiped a £1,250 coat from a Chelmsford shop.
Scott Norris, 39, of Whitehawk Road, Brighton, admitted one offence of shop theft when he appeared recently at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court.
Theft is an either way offence contrary to section 1 of the Theft Act 1968. The maximum sentence for theft is 7 years in custody. We have previously written an article on the legalities surrounding theft.
The court heard that Norris, who is prone to a spot of thievery, took the expensive Canada Goose coat from Flannels store in the High Chelmer shopping centre.
Rebecca Debenham, prosecuting, said: "He was seen outside Flannels, looking around, and then five minutes later he returned to the shop, browsing for a short time.
"He took various coats, looked at them, put them back, and then picked up the Canada Goose coat and walked out of the shop."
The coat was never recovered.
Despite being unrepresented, the 39-year-old thief ticked all the boxes on the mitigation bingo card.
Addressing Deputy District Judge Sarah Hannah, he said: "I was with my friend, we started the night drinking, etcetera, in Chelmsford - I was drinking in Wetherspoons with him.
"I've walked past, went in there... it was just an impulsive thing.
"It was just bad times at the time - I didn't have any work.
"I think I am just in the process of getting diagnosed with ADHD next week. I don't think things through properly.
"I've been liaising with probation, doing these courses, getting back to the work, getting into the gym.
"I'm sorry."
Norris, who works as a scaffolder, was ordered to pay £1,250 in compensation and £110 in costs.
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