Well-known offender Stephen Durkin has been ordered to pay nearly £700 – and handed a 4-month suspended sentence – by magistrates after he pleaded guilty to a series of alcohol thefts from Tesco Extra.
44-year-old Durkin, of Sandham House in Sandown, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on 12th June after committing a string of thefts from Tesco Extra in Ryde over the first 2 weeks of May.
The court heard how, on 2nd May, Durkin stole £294.25 worth of alcohol from the Ryde-based superstore.
It was then heard that just 9 days later, on 11th May, Durkin returned to the store where he set his target on the alcohol aisle once again. This time leaving the shop with £288.50 worth of goods.
Orginally pleading not guilty, the magistrates heard Durkin’s decision to change his plea to one that reflects a guilty man.
The Magistrates handed down a 4-month suspended sentence and ordered the defendant to pay the court costs of £100 and compensation of £582.75 to Tesco, totalling his bill to £682.75.
Did Tesco security go AWOL!
I guess “Every Little Helps”
They have security? He should come to Sainsbury’s in Newport. They have NO security whatsoever. The number of times I’ve watched lads fill their bags with promo alcohol at the front of the store and walk straight out. Any alarms that you hear go off are also completely ignored. Come fill your boots, because Sainsbury’s doesn’t care.