A Sandown shoplifter who offended just days after being sentenced for another dishonesty offence has been ordered to pay compensation to a pair of national supermarket chains.
Joann Poll, 46, of Station Avenue in Sandown, admitted 4 counts of theft from a shop when she appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier this week (Tuesday).
Prosecuting, Liz Miller, told the court that on the 18th April, Poll – alongside a male – entered Co-op on High Street in Sandown and stole washing liquid, cheese and ham to the value of £35.
A day later she entered Sainsbury’s on Union Street in Ryde and placed 8 steaks in a bag, to the value of £50.25, and left the store without paying.
On the 20th April, Poll went back to Co-op in Sandown and stole alcoholic drinks and burgers to the value of £46.80, before then stealing coffee and energy bars to the value of £6 from the same store a day later on the 21st April.
The court heard how the the offending occurred the day after Poll had been sentenced for another shoplifting offence.
Defending the 46-year-old, Oscar Vincent told the court that the offending was easily detected and that at the time, Poll was going through a period of ongoing upheval.
Magistrates ordered Poll, who was in tears throughout the hearing, to pay compensation of £138.05 to Sainsbury’s and Co-op.
So if caught, she has to pay her shopping bill, if not caught there is no shopping bill that week. There is no deterrent, in fact there is an incentive.
And given the poor security in most supermarkets, the chances of being caught are not that high. And she is nicking steaks and booze – these are not the things you steal to feed your kids when you have run out of benefit a few days before payday.
Shoplifting is paid for by the rest of us
We need a return on our lost public money
Put the offenders to work doing litter picking and filling potholes for at least 6 months
also make them pay at least double for what they stole plus all costs.
currently there is no downside to shop theft.
Could not agree more. Let them put something back into society.
Great idea, get rid of island roads operatives and
get the Tea Leafs to do the repairs.
Well at least brown eggs will be safe from thieving shit at Sainsburys.
Yes, they are going to stop selling BROWN eggs in a bid to lower the carbon footprint bullshit. Have you ever heard so much shit that could not be made up? eggs are bloody eggs. WTF is happening to this shit hole of a country?