Prolific thief jailed after he targeted two stores 10 times within one month

By SARA NICHOL

Dale Forrest helped himself to more than £1,200-worth of chocolate, soap, steaks and booze by repeatedly targeting the Co-op and The One Stop, both in Wallsend. A court heard that the crook was only given a community order back in January this year for similar offending but was back to his stealing ways after less than four weeks.
Forrest, who had also not complied with an unpaid work requirement of his order, was arrested and appeared in the dock in custody this week, where he pleaded guilty to 10 counts of shop theft. He was jailed for 34 weeks.
Gurjot Kaur, prosecuting at South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court, said Forrest stole from the Co-op seven times between February 16 and March 10 this year, making-off with £1,004.90-worth of goods, and three times from The One Stop, taking £256.55-worth of items. Ms Kaur added: "He takes the items and makes...

You're reading a preview of

The Chronicle (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 21, 2025

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Magzter Inc. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Magzter.