A bungling thief was caught after police spotted her running down a street carrying £500-worth of stolen coats.
Victoria Cronin and her co-accused were detained on a road in Walker, just moments after they had shoplifted from a nearby TK Maxx store in Byker. A court heard that Cronin attempted to throw the goods into a garden but did so in full view of the officers, who quickly located them.
Because the jackets had TK Maxx labels, the constables contacted the Byker branch of the shop, where staff confirmed they had been stolen earlier that morning. Cronin and her female co-accused were arrested and admitted what they'd done in interview.
