Jailed: Thief who stole vodka from Wolverhampton shop while banned from city centre
A vodka thief who broke into a city centre shop while banned from the area has been jailed.
Stephen Maher was locked up at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court today after being charged with burglary and breaching a criminal behaviour order.
The 35-year-old, of no fixed address, broke into Sainsbury's Local at Victoria Square on Monday (17), where he stole six bottles of vodka worth £84.
Wolverhampton Police said he was spotted by a Heath Town and East Park officer at another shop in the city and arrested.
Maher stole from the convenience store while serving a five-year criminal behaviour order, issued in November 2018, banning him from Wolverhampton city centre,
He was jailed for 26 weeks and ordered to pay £84 compensation for the burglary, and given a 10-week concurrent prison sentence for breaking the behaviour order.
