A bungling sweet-toothed shoplifter nicked 144 bars of chocolate right in front of CCTV - only to return later to steal some coffee.
Jordan Thomson has been thrown behind bars for the second time this year for his sticky-fingered thievery.
The compulsive thief stole 48 Twix bars, 48 Snickers bars, 24 Bounty bars and 24 Yorkie bars from Co-Op in Worthing, West Sussex, on April 30.
Then, if that wasn’t bad enough, Thomson returned to the scene of the crime - unaware he had been caught red-handed on CCTV - and stole even more.
The second time Thomson took ten jars of coffee.
Sussex police added that he wasn’t done there and went onto nick “ five packets of washing detergent, two bottles of vodka and a large quantity of meat from various stores in Worthing in the weeks that followed.”
Shockingly, this all came not long after being released from prison for similar offences.
Today, he was jailed for 22 weeks.
Police added: "As a persistent offender, staff were quickly able to identify Thomson and alert police, providing a number of CCTV clips as evidence.
"The other stores included Co-Op in South Street, Worthing; Savers in Montague Street, Worthing; Tesco in Dominion Road, Worthing; and Co-Op in Ham Road, Shoreham.
"The 30-year-old, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with six counts of theft relating to a total of £357 worth of goods.
"He admitted all offences and was jailed for a total of 22 weeks at Crawley Magistrates' Court. He was also ordered to pay £239 in costs."
Police Sergeant Sam Milsom, of the Response Investigations Team, said: "A number of our officers worked with great efficiency - assisted by our Business Crime Team - to present a case to the Crown Prosecution Service in a timely manner.
“This meant we were able to secure charges against a prolific offender and prevent further loss to businesses in Adur and Worthing.
"I hope Thomson learns from his previous mistakes and gets the support he needs to put a stop to his criminality, which causes so much harm to the business community."
