Dimitris Kouimtsidis
Guest Reporter
A Tesco shoplifter who threatened to stab staff with dirty needles has been jailed for 35 weeks after committing multiple thefts across Cambridge.
Danny Morning, 28, was sentenced after pleading guilty to 20 counts of theft, 13 breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order and three counts of common assault.
The serial thief targeted various stores including TK Maxx, Co-Ops, BP garage and Tesco between October 16 and November 22.
Morning's theft spree included stealing an entire shelf of tuna and advent calendars worth £70 from various stores.
The shoplifter also took alcohol, headphones, meat, washing liquid and air fresheners during his string of robberies.
His targets included TK Maxx in Huntingdon, multiple Co-Op stores across Cambridge, the BP garage in Teversham Road, Fulbourn, and the Tesco on Chesterton High Street.
The thefts occurred across 20 different occasions during a five-week period.
In a disturbing incident on November 21, Morning stole cans of Red Bull from Tesco before hiding in a chiller.
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He then threatened to stab three members of staff with dirty needles.
The assault charges were among the offences he later admitted to at Huntingdon Magistrates' Court on December 12.
Morning had been subject to a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order issued in May, which prohibited him from entering specific stores.
The order banned him from Poundland in Broadway, Peterborough, as well as any Co-Op, Sainsbury's or Budgens within the A14, M11 and A11.
He breached this order 13 times before appearing at Huntingdon Magistrates' Court, where he admitted to all charges.
PC Luke Upcott from the Spree Offending Team described Morning as "a prolific shop thief who causes misery to businesses in the city and beyond."
The officer emphasised the police's commitment to working with local businesses to tackle shop theft.
"We continue to work closely with businesses across the city to tackle shop theft and encourage businesses affected to report any incidents which will be taken seriously by police," PC Upcott said.
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Danny Morning, 28, was sentenced after pleading guilty to 20 counts of theft, 13 breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order and three counts of common assault.
The serial thief targeted various stores including TK Maxx, Co-Ops, BP garage and Tesco between October 16 and November 22.
Morning's theft spree included stealing an entire shelf of tuna and advent calendars worth £70 from various stores.
The shoplifter also took alcohol, headphones, meat, washing liquid and air fresheners during his string of robberies.
His targets included TK Maxx in Huntingdon, multiple Co-Op stores across Cambridge, the BP garage in Teversham Road, Fulbourn, and the Tesco on Chesterton High Street.
The thefts occurred across 20 different occasions during a five-week period.
In a disturbing incident on November 21, Morning stole cans of Red Bull from Tesco before hiding in a chiller.
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He then threatened to stab three members of staff with dirty needles.
The assault charges were among the offences he later admitted to at Huntingdon Magistrates' Court on December 12.
Morning had been subject to a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order issued in May, which prohibited him from entering specific stores.
The order banned him from Poundland in Broadway, Peterborough, as well as any Co-Op, Sainsbury's or Budgens within the A14, M11 and A11.
He breached this order 13 times before appearing at Huntingdon Magistrates' Court, where he admitted to all charges.
PC Luke Upcott from the Spree Offending Team described Morning as "a prolific shop thief who causes misery to businesses in the city and beyond."
The officer emphasised the police's commitment to working with local businesses to tackle shop theft.
"We continue to work closely with businesses across the city to tackle shop theft and encourage businesses affected to report any incidents which will be taken seriously by police," PC Upcott said.
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