Eastbourne shoplifter handed prison sentence after magistrates decide he is a ‘professional criminal’
Watch more of our videos on Shots!
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! nowand live on Freeview channel 276
Peter Lonergan, 34, of Hurst Lane, Eastbourne, was given a prison sentence by magistrates who described him as ‘a professional criminal’.
Lonergan pleaded guilty to stealing meat worth £139.26 from Marks and Spencers on August 17 when he appeared at Hastings Magistrates Court on January 25.
He was sentenced to seven days in prison and ordered to pay £69.53 in compensation.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdMagistrates said the reason for the custodial sentence was because the number and nature of previous offences showed he was operating as a professional criminal.