Coventry woman shoplifted from Co-op store seven times in a week

[dutchman]

Devon Price repeatedly stole from a shop in Tile Hill while on a suspended prison sentence for similar offences



A prolific shoplifter targeted a Coventry convenience store she was banned from seven times in one week during a crime spree. Devon Price stole goods from the Co-Op in Tile Hill Lane between January 23 and 29 in a clear breach of the licence conditions handed down to her as part of a suspended prison sentence for three similar offences.

The 32-year-old from Coventry actually attempted an eighth raid on the shop, but left empty-handed on that occasion. A local offender management unit helped to identify Price as the prime suspect, and working alongside the Woodlands, Wainbody, Westwood and Whoberley neighbourhood team, she was arrested this week.

Price admitted the latest charges and was sentenced to seven months imprisonment at Coventry Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, January 30. She was also ordered to serve her three-month suspended sentence taking her total time behind bars to 10 months.

"As part of our newer, more local, policing model our teams are working together to prevent and tackle crime," a West Midlands Police spokesperson said. "Using local officer knowledge we are able to identify suspects and any emerging trends or hotspots quicker.

"We fully understand the impact and frustration of shoplifting on businesses of all sizes; it's a crime which can affect livelihoods. We routinely carry out high visibility patrols in retail areas, along with activity, to trace and catch offenders."

[dutchman]

I doubt very much prison will do any good in this poor lady's case?