Richard Wolsey (Image: South Wales Police)
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A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to eight months in prison following a string of thefts from shops across Swansea.
Richard Wolsey, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on May 11 to six counts of theft from a shop.
The offending
Wolsey had repeatedly targeted supermarkets and convenience stores in Cadle, Portmead, Fforestfach, Penlan and the city centre. On one occasion, he left a store with items worth as much as £657.
Police response
PC Christian Thomas said: “Richard Wolsey is a persistent offender who has never shown any signs of attempting to change his ways.
“Shop workers should not have to deal with petty thieves targeting their businesses. But Richard Wolsey cares not a jot for those whose lives he makes harder with his shoplifting.
“We will relentlessly pursue anyone involved in shoplifting, especially those persistent offenders like Richard Wolsey, and they will be sent to prison.”
