Two men have been jailed for theft from shop and other offences in Bury St Edmunds
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Two men have been jailed for unrelated theft from shop offences in Bury St Edmunds.
Jake Cambridge, 30, of no-fixed-abode but from the Bury St Edmunds area, was arrested and subsequently charged on 19 December after items were stolen from a shop in Out Risbygate Street the previous day.
Cambridge had already been arrested and charged with another count of theft from shop in relation to another theft from shop offence in Robert Boby Way on 17 December.
He was given a 16-week prison sentence at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court on 20 December, having pleaded guilty to both offences.
Philip Spicer, 54, of no-fixed-abode was sentenced at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court on 19 December to also serve a total of 16 weeks in prison for the below offences.
- Drunk and disorderly
- Two counts of failure to comply with community protection notice
- Four counts of theft from shop
In addition but unrelated to the two custodial sentences, Neil Massie, 42, of no-fixed-abode, but from the Bury St Edmunds area, was handed a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) with specific conditions imposed.
A CBO is an order following a conviction that prohibits the offender from doing anything described in the order. This might include a condition preventing specific acts which cause harassment, alarm or distress or preparatory acts which the offending history shows are likely to lead to offences. It requires the offender to do anything described in the order.
Town centre PC Tim Bond said: “These sentencings and CBOs are all part of work to tackle key priorities in the town as agreed by police, councillors, partner agencies and our residents.
“We continue to work to tackle anti-social behaviour to ensure Bury St Edmunds town centre remains a safe and pleasant place for all.
“This is collaborative process, with officers working alongside partners to both provide support for vulnerable members of our community but also, where appropriate, to ensure those responsible for crime and disorder are arrested, charged and convicted.”