A woman with a string of shoplifting convictions in Peterborough has been made subject of a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) banning her from the Queensgate shopping centre.
Jolene Maughan, 35, was handed the two-year order at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on July 20.
The order states that Maughan, of no fixed address, must not enter the shopping centre or Asda in Rivergate, unless for a pre-arranged appointment.
Failure to comply with the condition of the CBO is an arrestable offence which could result in a prison sentence, fine or both.
The order was sought by officers from Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s Prevention and Vulnerability Hub, due to Maughan’s level of offending and the demand it has been putting on the force, amounting to 13 shoplifting-related offences.
Over a tw0-month period she has been charged with:
Theft of an iPad worth £240 from Merkur Slots, Broadway, on April 27;
Theft of alcohol worth £49 from Hotel Chocolat, Queensgate, on May 9;
Theft of alcohol worth £36 from Morrisons, Lincoln Road, on May 16;
Theft of alcohol worth £59 from Morrisons, Lincoln Road, on May 16;
Theft of meat from M&S, Queensgate, on May 17;
Whilst committing a theft, assaulted a security guard at M&S, Queensgate, on May 17;
Theft of gin worth £46 from Hotel Chocolat, Queensgate, on May 18;
Theft of gin worth £26 from Hotel Chocolat, Queensgate, on June 10;
Theft of meat from M&S, Queensgate, on June 10;
Theft of meat and alcohol worth £79.82 from Asda, Rivergate, on June 18;
Whilst committing a theft, made threats to assault a security guard at Asda, Rivergate, on June 18;
Theft of meat worth £30 from M&S, Queensgate, on June 22;
Theft of meat worth £60 from M&S, Queensgate, on June 22;
She also has 19 theft and similar offences recorded against her name.
In addition to the CBO being imposed, Maughan was sentenced to two weeks in prison and made subject of a 30-day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.
Sergeant Rob Reay, from the force’s Prevention & Vulnerability Hub, said: “We have been working closely with retailers concerning shoplifting and seeking prosecutions where there is the evidence to do so.
“For repeat offenders, such as Maughan, we are using other powers such as applying for CBOs to prevent them from entering areas where they are committing crime and causing harm, reducing the impact on both local businesses and the force.”
Anyone with information about Maughan breaching her CBO should contact police via the web chat service or online forms at www.cambs.police.uk/report.
Those without internet access should call 101
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