Local Priorities Theft - (shoplifting, personal, other) Update

Local Priorities Theft - (shoplifting, personal, other) Update

I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Theft - (shoplifting, personal, other), which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey.

A man has been charged following reports that meat worth more than £600 had been stolen from a shop in Overton.

John Wagstaff, 44, of Sunnymead, Oakley, has been charged with five counts of theft from a shop and five counts of breaching a criminal behaviour order.

It comes after we received reports that meat worth a total of £633 had been stolen from Co-op on Winchester Street on five sperate occasions in July, August and September.

Wagstaff is also accused of breaching a criminal behaviour order which was imposed in March this year.

He is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates Court today (24 September).

If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at www.hampshire.police.uk, or call the non-emergency number 101.

Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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