A PROLIFIC Evesham shoplifter has been banned from seven shops and given a suspended sentence for multiple theft offences.
Wojciech Wieczorek, known locally as ‘Red Shoes’, aged 44 and of no fixed abode, appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates Court yesterday (Wednesday, June 25).
Wieczorek was given an eight-week sentence (suspended for 12 months) for multiple theft – shoplifting – offences, as well as breaches of his Community Protection Notice.
He was also given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) for two years. The CBO prohibits him from going into the following shops in Evesham: –
Vale Wildlife Trust Charity Shop on High Street
One Stop Shop on High Street
Home Bargains in the Riverside Shopping Centre
Tesco Express on Cheltenham Road
Spar on Pershore Road
Boots on Bridge Street
M&S on Worcester Road
PC Matt Beards, of Evesham Town Centre Team, said: “We hope the CBO granted against Wieczorek, who is known locally as ‘Red Shoes’, shows we take crimes against retailers seriously and that this order will prevent him from further targeting these stores.
“Acquisitive crimes like shoplifting have a negative impact on the businesses in our town and ultimately can impact the customers too as costs to retailers increase.
Anyone who see Wieczorek entering any of these shops should report it at West Mercia Police or call 101.
