A MAN HAS been jailed after attempting to leave a supermarket with stolen goods in Nuneaton.
On April 10, at around 11.40pm, Mark Brookes tried to steal £170 worth of alcohol, meat, and clothing from a shop on Newtown Road.
The 51 year old was recognised as a shoplifter by staff – after paying for a small amount of items at the self check out he walked out and set the shop’s security alarms off.
One staff member tried to prevent Brookes from leaving the store before he tried to escape through the front door which had been locked.
When officers arrived they found him with two bottles of whiskey, two bottles of vodka, two joints of meat, and four pairs of jeans.
Mark Brookes, 51 of Attleborough Road in Nuneaton, was sentenced to two months in prison for theft from a shop.
This sentence will be served concurrently with a previous sentence of four years and six months made in July of this year.
DC Matthew McGreevy said: “Brookes turned up to a store where he was well-known for shop theft and proceeded to commit shop theft.
“The quick thinking of the staff to trap Brookes inside the building until police arrived was commendable, and we thank them for their bravery.
“The shop workers were clearly properly briefed on local suspects, and it has made the store a tougher target for opportunist criminals.
“Brooke will have a long time in prison to consider what shape his future is going to take.”
