A robber threatened a shop manager with a syringe when he tried to stop him stealing boxes of chocolates.
Prolific thief Adam Sayers, who has 195 previous convictions, was already subject to a Criminal Behaviour Order due to him repeatedly stealing from shops. The order banned him from some retail premises and required him to leave when asked.
On February 9 this year, he went to a shop from which he was not barred, a One Stop in Roker, Sunderland. The manager became suspicious when he saw him piling up a large amount of boxes of chocolate bars in a basket.
