Mansfield woman who stole from stores and carried a knife handed suspended sentence

Donna Mason stole electrical items from B&M Bargains to an unknown value on September 17, 2018, as well as on March 2 and 9 of the same year.

Records for Nottingham Magistrates’ Court show that Mason was also caught carrying a lock knife on Stockwell Gate on July 9, 2018, and received a community order.

Records also show that the 41-year-old, from Courtwell, Bellamy Estate, Mansfield, had stolen items from Boots and failed to surrender to custody.

On March 19, 2018, she was also found with a quantity of heroin in her system.

Records show that Mason had subsequently failed to attend appointments with the Probation service on July 20 and 30, 2018, without a reasonable excuse.

She was given a 28-day prison sentence, suspended for six months.

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