Kirkby thief returns to jail after flouting court order

Kelly Bailey was made the subject of a criminal behaviour order in June, banning her from entering multiple shops in Kirkby.

The order, which banned her from causing distress to anyone in the wider district was secured from a magistrate, and put in place to ensure a more serious punishment should the 36-year-old continue her offending.

However, she continued to steal from some of the very same shops throughout the month of August – stealing hundreds of pounds

worth of household items.

When she was arrested again on August 28 she was found in possession of several boxes of chocolates stolen from a nearby store.

At Nottingham Magistrates’ Court, Bailey, of Pinewood Close, Kirkby, admitted seven counts of theft and four of breaching her CBO.

She was jailed for a total of 18 weeks and ordered to pay compensation.

Her CBO, obtained after she was identified as a prolific offender by the police-led Business Crime Forum, will remain in place nce she is released.

Insp Jon Hewitt, Nottinghamshire Police’s Ashfield district commander, said: “I want this to serve as a warning to that small number of people who repeatedly steal from local shops.

“It isn’t a minor crime and it doesn’t matter how big the business is you target; we will come after you and do whatever is necessary to hold you to account.

“Bailey has long been identified as a prolific offender and is well known to local businesses.

“We put this order in place to give us additional powers to punish her and that is exactly what has happened.

“These court orders have real teeth and this sentence reflects that.

“I am sure Bailey won’t be the last prolific shoplifter to be jailed as we currently have these orders in place against several other offenders.

“I sincerely hope she uses this opportunity to change the direction of her life and put a long-term stop to this very serious offending.”