A PROLIFIC shop thief has appeared in court for stealing hundreds of pounds worth of electric toothbrushes and meat.
Terry Lippitt of Windermere Drive, Worcester admitted a string of shop thefts when he appeared before magistrates on Monday.
The 40-year-old admitted stealing £106 of meat joints from Aldi on June 23 this year. He was fined £52, ordered to pay compensation of £374 and a victim surcharge of £34 and costs of £185,
He further admitted stealing beef meat joints, also from Aldi, worth £87 on June 21 this year.
For that he was fined £52.
Lippitt also accepted that he stole four Oral B Electric Toothbrushes to the value of £470 from Boots on June 18 this year.
Magistrates fined him £52 and ordered him to pay compensation of £470.
On June 17 this year, he stole four electric toothbrushes to the value of £150 from Superdrug.
For that he was fined £52 and ordered to pay compensation of £150.
On June 22 this year in Worcester he again stole meat joints to the value of £88 from Aldi which resulted in a fine of £52.
Lippitt stole meat joints worth more than £90 from Aldi in Worcester on June 12 this year and was fined a further £52.
On June 6 he stole Lenor washing liquid valued at between £80 and £100 belonging to the Co-Op in Worcester. He was fined £52 and ordered to pay compensation of £80.
The offences placed him in breach of a 12 month conditional discharge imposed on May 13 this year after he stole a bike.
No action was taken on the breach. The balance owed to the court stands at £1,657.
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