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Feb
Serial thief jailed for catalogue of offences across Harrogate
A man has been jailed following a thieving spree across Harrogate.
Jon Stevenson, 41, appeared at York Magistrates Court on Monday (February 16) charged with 24 separate counts of theft from a shop – all of which took place over the last year.
According to court records, the crime spree began on April 23 last year, when Stevenson stole £87 worth of medical items from The Co-op in Pannal.
Three days later, he returned to the store and again stole medical items – this time worth £43.
On November 14 last year, he stole £574 worth of medicine and health products at the Pannal store, before returning some hours later to steal meat and groceries to an unknown value.
Stevenson - whose address is listed as HMP Wealstun, Edinburgh Terrace in Armley and North Parkway in Seacroft on court records – then stole £377 of medicine and health products from the Pannal Co-op on November 19.
He stole £658 worth of health and beauty products from The Co-op on Jennyfield Drive on December 30 last year, £86 worth of meat from the Leeds Road Co-op on January 7 and chocolate to the value of £50 from the Knaresborough Road Co-op on January 12.
He also committed several thefts across Wetherby and Leeds, including stealing £675 worth of goods from The Co-op on Nursery Lane near Alwoodley last month.
Stevenson admitted all the offences and was ordered to spend a total of 44 weeks behind bars.
Court records say the offences are so serious only a custodial sentence can be justified, and cite the defendant’s “appalling record for like offending”.
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