Serial shoplifter from Blackpool, jailed for six months
Kelly Dawson, 40, has also been banned from four stores
On Wednesday 17th April 2024, officers from Blackpool South’s Neighbourhood Policing Team arrested a woman for shoplifting during a covert operation.
She was later charged with 13 counts of shoplifting from multiple retail outlets across the Blackpool South area.
On Thursday 18th April 2024, Kelly Dawson, 40, of Burlington Road, Blackpool, was sentenced to six months in prison.
Dawson has also been given a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order which bans her from entering the following stores:
• Morrisons Daily – Harrowside Road
• Dunelm Mill – Squires Gate retail park
• Tesco Express – Lytham Road
• Tesco Express – Highfield Road
Sergeant Paul Regan said: “My team have worked tirelessly with local businesses, as well as our Civil Orders and ASB Prevention & Problem Solving Command team to achieve this positive outcome.
“I would like to thanks local businesses for supporting us and providing us with business impact statements which were presented before the courts, which helped to secure this sentencing.
“I will reiterate my message that my team will continue to work both covertly and overtly across Blackpool to reduce crime.”
Anyone who sees Dawson in any of the above locations can report the breach through 101 or reporting online. First for all the latest news from across the UK every hour on Hits Radio on DAB, at hitsradio.co.uk and on the Hits Radio app.