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Kristy Dawson

Serial Co-op thief banned from Northumberland supermarket after targeting store 11 times

A serial thief who repeatedly targeted a Northumberland supermarket has been banned from the premises.

Gary Pickering was arrested after stealing from the Co-op store on Avenue Road in Seaton Delaval on 11 different occasions. The 49-year-old stole items such as meat and coffee between January 5 and March 1 this year.

He pleaded guilty to 11 counts of theft at South Northumberland Magistrates' Court in Bedlington on Friday, March 17.

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