Andrew Wyatt (Image: Gwent Police)
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🔒 A prolific thief has been locked up after targeting shops across the Caerphilly county borough over a six-week period.
Andrew Wyatt, 36, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to 44 weeks in prison at Newport Magistrates’ Court after admitting to a string of thefts from local businesses.
The offences
Wyatt’s stealing spree began on April 6 when he took coffee valued at £60 from B&M in Blackwood. Five days later he returned to the same store and walked out with Lego worth £200.
On April 15, he targeted Aldi in Tir-y-Berth, stealing meat worth £488. The following day he took Pokémon cards valued at £143.64 from One Stop in Fleur-de-Lys, Blackwood, before stealing two pairs of glasses worth £480 from Julian & Davies Opticians in Blackwood on April 17.
His final offence came on May 9, when he again hit B&M in Blackwood – this time taking washing tablets worth £160.
The goods stolen across all six offences totalled more than £1,500.
Sentencing
Wyatt pleaded guilty to all charges. The court heard the offending also put him in breach of a suspended sentence that had been imposed in January for similar matters.
District Judge Sophie Toms sentenced him to 44 weeks in prison. He was also ordered to pay compensation following his release.
