A teenage thief tried to hide from cameras inside a department store as he stole £400-worth of clothes and accessories.
Lewis McPherson, who had never been in trouble before, thought he'd try his luck in Fenwick, in Newcastle, but was unaware he'd come to the attention of watching security guards. Although the 18-year-old thought he'd gone out of view of CCTV, he was caught in the act stuffing a bag full of expensive shirts, jogger and gloves, worth £463, a court heard.
McPherson, of Denmark Street, in Bensham, Gateshead, was detained by the shop's security and later arrested after the goods were recovered from his bag. He had been due before Newcastle Magistrates' Court earlier this month but failed to show and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
