Bungling Hartlepool shoplifter caught trying to steal £126 of booze

Terry Atkin, 31, from Hartlepool, admitted attempting to take £126 of bottles from the Morrisons store in Whitburn Road, Seaburn, Sunderland, as part of a series of offences he committed over a two-day period in May.

As well as the booze theft bid on May 28, he has also pleaded guilty to stealing 12 packs of meat worth £80 from Marks & Spencer, also in Sunderland, just 24 hours later and to separate counts of wilfully obstructing Northumbria Police officers in the course of their duties on both dates.

Atkin, whose address was listed in court as Lothian Street, received credit for his pleas when all four charges were dealt with in South Shields at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court.

He was given a two-year conditional discharge and also ordered to pay a £22 victim surcharge by October 26, 2022.

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