Rochford: Man sentenced after breaching Criminal Behaviour Order

Stefan Jaworski, 41 of Francis Walk, Rayleigh appeared at Southend Magistrates Court on Wednesday 12, July where he pleaded guilty and received a 12-month prison sentence.

Jaworski has previously been issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order after being connected with thefts from Marks and Spencer stores in Rayleigh and Sainsburys in Rochford.

Between 19 June 2023 and 10 July 2023, multiple breaches of this order were reported to Essex Police.

Jaworski was arrested on suspicion of five counts of theft from a shop and six counts of breach of Criminal Behaviour Order.

He was remanded into custody after being charged before appearing at Southend Magistrates. He was given 12 months imprisonment for the theft from a shop offence to run concurrently with a 22-month prison recall.

Inspector David Kealy from the Castle Point & Rochford Community Policing Team said:

“This individual is a hugely prolific offender and we will not tolerate this behaviour in our district.

“My officers monitored him closely when he was released on licence and were able to act swiftly to ensure he was recalled to prison and charged with the further offences at the first opportunity, denying him bail and in doing so the opportunity to reoffend whilst awaiting a court date.

“This robust approach has kept not only the local businesses safe, but also the wider public, preventing many offences that would otherwise have been committed and returned the individual to prison with an extended sentence.”