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‘Prolific’ Penwortham shoplifter who targeted Booths is jailed
Posted on - 22nd May, 2024 - 4:22pm | Author - Ed Walker | Posted in - Crime, Penwortham, Preston News, South Ribble News
A man who stole £500 worth of items from a Penwortham supermarket has been jailed.
Paul Allen, described as ‘prolific’ by South Ribble Police, pleaded guilty to six counts of shoplifting.
The 48-year-old, of Meadowbank, targeted the Booths store in Millbrook Way multiple times between January and March this year.
Allen appeared at Preston Magistrates’ Court on 9 May and was sentenced to six months in prison.
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