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Suspected shoplifter is arrested in Dudley after string of thefts

A man has been arrested following a string of alleged shop thefts in Dudley.

By Deborah Hardiman
Published Oct 5, 2024

Mark Godson, aged 38, of no fixed abode, is suspected of carrying out five acts of shoplifting in the town.

Godson who has links to Birmingham is due to appear before magistrates after being arrested and charged with the offences on Thursday.

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