Candle and booze thieves handed severe penalties
Christopher Johnson (31) and Carla Anderson were sentenced to a suspended prison term and a lengthy unpaid work order respectively.
Rotherham Magistrates’ Court heard Johnson, of Broadway East, East Dene, stole eight Yankle Candles worth £175 from Boots in Rotherham.
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Hide AdHe also pinched alcohol and clothes from Morrisons worth a total of £291.
The thief, said to have a previous record for dishonesty, was handed a 20-week prison term suspended for a year and a nine-month drug rehabilitation order for the two offences committed in November.
Johnson was ordered to pay compensation of £175.92 to Boots and a criminal courts charge of £180.
Anderson, of Wharncliffe Hill, Rotherham, was ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work after magistrates heard last Tuesday how she stole wine and gift sets worth £64.50 from Tesco.
She was also ordered to pay a £60 victim surhcharge and £85 costs.