A prolific shoplifter who breached his criminal behaviour order just hours after it was imposed has now been jailed. Andrew Wimbledon, 41, was issued with the two-year order at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on June, 1 2023 after pleading guilty to a string of thefts from shops in West Bridgford.
Wimbeldon, of Gordon Road, West Bridgford, was ordered not to enter specific stores nor act in a manner likely to cause alarm and distress towards staff working at these locations for the duration of the order. However, he then entered one of these stores later that same day, stealing three bottles of spirits.
Wimbeldon was arrested and went on to plead guilty to the theft and to breaching his order. He was jailed for a total of five months when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (June 7, 2023). Inspector Rob Lawton, neighbourhood policing inspector for Rushcliffe, said: “Antisocial behaviour has a hugely negative impact on the community and affects the quality of life for those who suffer from it.
