'I need to give up taking drugs', says candid Telford shoplifter after stealing from Next to fund habit
A shoplifter who stole reed diffusers from Next has accepted he needs to “give up taking drugs”.
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Mark Vaughan, aged 54, lifted two diffusers worth a total of £68 from the shop in Telford town centre.
The theft was described as “unsophisticated” by prosecutor Kate Price at Telford Magistrates Court, who said a police officer recognised Vaughan and arrested him. The stolen items were recovered and returned to the shop.
“He’s no stranger to the courts,” added the prosecutor, who said that he has 12 offences on his record and that he has been subject of a drug rehabilitation requirement and a criminal behaviour order.
