A WOMAN has been sentenced to eight weeks behind bars for stealing from shops in Bedworth.
Nicola Connolly, 42 of no fixed address, has been sentenced after stealing from three shops in the town centre.
She is also required to pay a victim’s surcharge of £154.
On March 21 at 2:30pm, Connolly was seen on CCTV at a shop on Mill Street putting around £54 worth of chocolate bars into a bag and leaving without paying.
The footage was given to police by the Nuneaton and Bedworth Council CCTV operators.
At 5pm, she was seen again on CCTV at a shop on Leicester Street.
A PCSO from the Bedworth Safer Neighbourhood Team attended and detained Connolly.
They found a bag filled with stolen goods from the Mill Street store, a shop on Congreve Walk and a store on Newtown Road.
Connolly was arrested and charged with three counts of theft.
Sgt Spellman, said: “Only prolific shoplifters receive prison sentences, and Connolly very much fits that bill.
“She has reached a point where shopworkers and CCTV operators recognise her on sight, and previous attempts to encourage her to stop stealing from shops have not been successful.
“We’re hoping that eight weeks serves as an adequate length of time for her to realise that she’s on the wrong path, and to consider seeking support on her release.”
