A prolific thief caught with a haul of stolen cosmetics just hours after receiving a suspended sentence for shoplifting has been jailed.
Relentless Neil Ganjel will now spend Christmas behind bars after two PCSOs stopped him on Osborne Terrace in Jesmond, while he was carrying two bags filled with serums, creams, and various toiletries on November 3. When recognised by the officers, Ganjel was quizzed where had got the items from but had been unable to provide proof of purchase or name the shops he'd bought them from.
The 33-year-old was arrested and taken into custody where his record revealed he had been given a suspended sentence by magistrates the previous day for 17 separate thefts from stores including Boots, Spar and Tesco. During that spate, which had taken place between October 4 and November 2, Ganjel pocketed high-value cosmetics and football cards totalling more than £1,900.
