Christmas in jail for Telford Shoplifter

An habitual shoplifter has been given a 36-week prison sentence after pleading guilty to theft.

Allan Round, of Fellows close in Telford, pled guilty to three counts of theft from store.

Round was arrested on Monday September 15 and remanded in custody after he was identified as the suspect involved in three thefts at stores in Telford and Shrewsbury.

Round appeared at Telford Magistrates court on Friday, October 3rd where he was sentenced.

Sergeant Rich Jones, from Telford Town Centre Team, said: “We are focused on ensuring repeat offenders responsible for thefts in our town are quickly identified and arrested. These offences have an impact on staff members who have to deal with these incidents.”