ANOTHER person has been jailed for shoplifting following a Thames Valley Police investigation.
Christian Kelly, aged 40 and of Caversham Road, Reading, hwas sentenced to six months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to six separate counts of shoplifting at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, November 25.
It follows a string of incidents which took place between Monday, October 9, and Monday, November 20, this year.
Kelly stole 20 pairs of Ray-Ban sunglasses, worth a total of £4,000, from an opticians in Broad Street over six separate occasions.
He was arrested on Saturday, November 25.
Investigating officer PC Vince Moore, of the neighbourhood policing team for Reading town centre, based at Reading police station, said: “Shoplifting has a significant impact and is far from being a victimless crime.
“Christian Kelly has caused the store financial loss as well as huge inconvenience and anguish to the company and their staff, who were targeted on six occasions.
“Kelly is a prolific offender, and he has now rightly been imprisoned for his latest shopliftings on the same day as he was arrested.
“We know that shoplifting is an issue in Reading town centre and we are absolutely committed to tackling this and bringing offenders to justice.
“I hope this conviction will ensure others who feel it’s acceptable to take what is not theirs to reconsider their actions, as we will pursue you, charge you and put you before the courts to face justice.”
