Chelmsford: Officers tackling shoplifting secure nine charges

A man has been charged with six counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order and three counts of theft following an investigation by community policing team officers.

Kieran Spilling, 40, of no fixed address, is alleged to have breached a five-year order banning him from entering certain shops in Chelmsford.

The order further prohibits him from carrying open containers of alcohol in public and from being intoxicated in a public place.

He appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court today (Saturday 6 July), where he was remanded in custody until a hearing at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Monday 15 July.

Sergeant Graham Thomas, of Chelmsford Community Policing Team, said:

“Criminal Behaviour Orders continue to feature as a useful tool against those who continue to commit crime against local businesses.
“They have proved to be a successful means of reducing offences such as theft or abuse towards staff.
“Breaches can be met with terms of immediate imprisonment.
“We know how important it is there is a deterrent against committing further offences of this nature.
“My officers will continue to support our businesses and ensure regular offenders are charged, remanded and put before the courts.”

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