Man charged after series of shop thefts including from kitchen supply store in Market Harborough
Police have charged a man in connection with nine shop thefts across Leicestershire, including one in Market Harborough.
Police said Simon Chamberlain, 55, of Leicester, was wanted for 12 shop thefts, and was arrested on July 11 after the safer streets and neighbourhood priority teams carried out enforcement at an address in the city.
Chamberlain was interviewed by police, who then charged him with nine thefts.
Chamberlain was charged in connection with thefts from The Cookshop, a kitchen supply store located on Church Street in Market Harborough, as well as with thefts from Sainsburys in Wigston, the Co-Op in Ibstock, Boots in Melton Mowbray, Home Bargains in Coalville and the Co-Op in Leicester Forest East.
Market Harborough and Lutterworth Police said they would ask the court to consider issuing a Criminal Behaviour Order against Chamberlain to protect stores from future offending.
In a social media post police added: “We want to encourage any stores in the area being hit to report shop theft to us so we can continue to target those who impact the stores in our community.”