Shoplifter banned from Hospice shop

A prolific Telford shoplifter has been given a 20-week prison sentence and a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) after he was found guilty of theft.

Neil Candlin, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Kidderminster Magistrates Court on Saturday (July 12) for nine counts of theft between June and July this year.

As well as the custodial sentence, the 32-year-old was also handed a CBO, which means he is banned from entering any of the following stores for five years once released:
– Asda in Malinsgate
– Poundland in Telford Shopping Centre
– Severn Hospice charity shop on the High Street in Newport
– Asda in Donnington
– Sainsbury’s on the Forge Retail Park in Telford
– Co-op on Limes Walk in Oakengates

The CBO also means that Candlin cannot refuse to leave any retail premise or an area when reasonably requested to do so by a member of uniformed staff.

A CBO is a civil order designed to tackle the most serious and persistent anti-social individuals. The powers to issue a CBO are contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, where behaviour has found to have caused alarm, distress or harassment.

Anyone who sees Candlin in breach of his CBO or committing an offence they should report it to police immediately. Always call 999 in an emergency.