Newport Shoplifter Jailed for 36 Weeks After £420 Spree

A prolific thief has been sentenced to 36 weeks in prison after stealing deodorant, candles and groceries worth more than £420 during a crime spree across Newport last month. 🛒⚖️

Paul Gerry, 42, of Bridge Street, Newport, pleaded guilty to six counts of theft at the city’s magistrates’ court.

The defendant targeted multiple businesses between 9th and 26th July, stealing:

• Four bottles of Bold laundry detergent worth £30 from Home Bargains on 9th July
• Deodorant worth £83.50 from Boots on 11th July
• Deodorant worth £99.40 from Boots on 15th July
• Goods worth £55 from Malpas Service Station on 20th July
• Candles worth £105.96 from Boots on 22nd July
• Goods worth £47.72 from Aldi on 26th July

Gerry, who has a long list of previous convictions, was ordered to pay compensation to his victims following his release from prison.