Shoplifter described as "one-woman crime wave" given two-year Asbo
A PROLIFIC shoplifter described by police as a "one-woman crime wave" has been slapped with an antisocial behaviour order banning her from entering dozens of stores in North East Lincolnshire.
Claire Wilson, 38, of Redbourne Road, Grimsby, has been jailed repeatedly, but has continued to steal – sometimes acting aggressively towards shopkeepers – and has now been handed a two-year Asbo.
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'One-woman crime wave': Claire Wilson.
As reported, when she was jailed in 2010, the court was told Wilson had an "horrendous" record, with 175 previous convictions, including more than 100 for dishonesty.
The Asbo, which was granted by Grimsby magistrates, bans Wilson from entering the following local stores: Somerfield/Co-op, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's/Jacksons, Spar/Tates, The Factory Shop, Boyes, Pennells Garden Centre, Argos, Poundstretcher, Matalan and Lloyds Pharmacy.
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PCSO Simon Saxby, who works in the town centre, said: "Claire Wilson is a one-woman crime wave. The Asbo should mean that the number of shoplifting offences goes through the floor – she is that prolific.
"Most shopkeepers know her and those I have spoken to are very pleased that she has the Asbo.
"We will monitor her very closely to make sure she adheres to the terms and will be on hand if she breaches it.
"Hopefully she will stay out of the town centre but if she doesn't, she knows that she could potentially go to jail."
PC Jon Hicks, who is targeting shop theft for Humberside Police, said: "Claire Wilson needs controlling as her offences of shoplifting, sometimes aggressively, have increased over the last six months or so.
"She has now, following a period of imprisonment, returned to our communities and I hope that the experience of jail and this Asbo will remind her that she must pay for the goods she wishes to acquire in shops."
However, a spokeswoman for Grimsby's Matalan store said: "I still don't think being banned from shops will stop a shoplifter who steals regularly.
"I think they would ignore the ban and just carry on offending.
"It is important that the security here know who regular shoplifters are, so they can keep an eye on what they are doing in the premises."
The other conditions on Wilson's Asbo ban her from using or engaging in abusive, insulting, threatening intimidating language or behaviour and state that she must leave any shop premises in North East Lincolnshire if asked to do so by an employee.
PC Hicks added: "She fully understands the conditions of her Asbo and we must now see what she does.
"If she does decide to steal again and breach it, she knows what to expect.
"Her conduct towards those who work in shops has not been good in the past and I expect her to completely behave herself.
"If anyone sees her in places where she should not be, or breaching the Asbo in any other way, I want them to report it."
Keep your eyes peeled
If you see Wilson breaching her Asbo, call the police non-emergency number on 101.
Comments
by romeogolf
Wednesday, December 14 2011, 2:45PM
“Oops, looks like Markus made the remarks that I thought had come from Josh.”
by Cynicismrules
Tuesday, December 13 2011, 4:56PM
“Josh,
Perhaps the increasingly capitalist society we live in and the widening gap between the haves and the have nots has contributed to the rise of the 'underclass' that we see thriving today ?
This woman is a scumbag clearly but I find it laughable how you managed to blame the EU.
Perhaps we should all pay a little more tax and then the judges masters might not instruct the judges not to send ******s like this to jail because we would be able to afford the ever rising amount of lawbreakers that we are locking up.”
by Josh_Goldblum
Tuesday, December 13 2011, 2:16PM
“by markus2011
Monday, December 12 2011, 5:00PM
"people like this should be strung up. besides the goverment been greedy with V.A.T increases people like this steal caursing genuine consumers to foot higher prices. this woman should be placed in the stocks and never released."
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Unfortunately Marcus she can't be "strung up" as this is agianst her Human Rights as per EU Law.
All the law abiding citizens have to suffer, and lose their human rights, because of these laws, the very metal by which I object strongly about being in the EU in the first place.
Our government give upwards of £40 million a day into the coffers of the EU, given over 5000 jobs to Germany with the rail carraiges and we get treated like lepers by the Germans and French.
Only one answer is Out of the EU, and see how they like a reduction of £40 million going into their coffers every day, thereby saving the UK up to £800 billion in overseas expenditure as a whole in wars, immigration, EU donations.”
by Josh_Goldblum
Tuesday, December 13 2011, 1:55PM
“Soft Soppy Justice system set up to benefit the crooks.
The police spend their time catching and researching these criminals only for a judge, who is removed from the "man in the street" and passes a totally inadequate sentence.
However we do know that prolific offenders are let off likely. Why ? Cos there is no way they will reform the Judges know this so they claim that it doesn't matter what punishment is handed out they will not change.
In effect ! They are let off scot free, while the honest shopper has to pay for their errors by elevated prices.”
by plumduff10
Tuesday, December 13 2011, 1:36PM
“She's probably already banned from most of the stores already anyway-and she takes no notice of those so she will take no notice of this will she?”
by jking88
Tuesday, December 13 2011, 4:59AM
“Jackson's has been Sainsbury's Local for ages as well as Somerfields being bought by Co-Op and Tate's have been Spars for years”
by moonferret
Tuesday, December 13 2011, 1:20AM
“Sounds pretty absurd, she hardly seems law abiding enough to comply with any "ban". Almost like disqualifying under-age drivers from driving...they were "disqualified" anyway!
In all honesty, someone with 175 convictions should be serving a long prison sentence with each new conviction. Oh well, I doubt shoplifters will outrun the PCSO, if it's the ex-runner!”
by thewitrandry
Monday, December 12 2011, 10:08PM
“Well all I can say is she must have had an uphill paper round in the Lake District if she is only 38.”
by Andyvon
Monday, December 12 2011, 8:53PM
“We should adopt the US system of "three strikes and you're out!" This low-life should be locked up for many years - or until she's no longer considered a threat to society.”
by yodavesando
Monday, December 12 2011, 6:59PM
“I'm not condoning shoplifting but politicians and bankers have fleeced you out of a few bob.”