A MAN has been sentenced to 51 weeks in prison after 20 incidents of stealing in Nuneaton and Bedworth.
James Mitchell, 34 of no fixed address has been required to pay £187 as a victims surcharge.
There was also an additional charge made against Mitchell for failing to provide a sample for a class A drug test while in custody.
Items stolen during a spree of shoplifting during August and September included multiple vacuum cleaners and an air fryer.
In the list of charges include the theft of candles, air fresheners, washing powder, meats, cheeses, and assorted other items.
Mitchell stole an air fryer valued at £200 stolen from a supermarket on Leicester Road in Bedworth, £447 worth of vacuum cleaners from a store on Newtown Road in Nuneaton and £250 worth if washing powder and food from a supermarket chain in Nuneaton.
Mitchell is believed to have stolen over £2,095 worth of items over the two months.
His case was investigated by the Investigations Standards and Outcomes (ISO) team who often operate in plain clothes around Warwickshire shops.
Investigating officer PC Roddy said: “We managed to pull together evidence for a substantial catalogue of shop thefts that James Mitchell was responsible for with the assistance of local businesses and the Safer Neighbourhood Team.
“Mitchell has been a prolific offender, and we hope 51 weeks in prison will give him the time and opportunities he needs to re-evaluate where his life is going, as well as to give our borough’s businesses a break from his behaviour.”
