Man stole perfume from Peterborough shop

A man who stole £330 worth of perfume has been ordered to complete rehabilitation.

Declan Hyland, 26, entered The Perfume Shop in Queensgate Shopping Centre on 15 October, walked straight to the back of the store and picked up four bottles of perfume, worth a total of £330, before running out of the shop without making any attempt to pay.

A Queensgate security guard was able to recover the items and returned them to the shop later that day.

Hyland, of Charnwood Close, Fletton, who was identified from CCTV footage, was spotted by officers on patrol in the city centre on 15 November.

He was arrested for the shoplifting offence, as well as being in possession of cannabis after a packet of the class B drug was found in his pocket.

Hyland appeared at Peterborough Trial Court on Friday (8 December) where he pleaded guilty to theft from a shop and being in possession of cannabis. He was sentenced to a 15-day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR), a 12-month Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR), and he must pay £75 in compensation.

PC Sonny Pepper, who investigated, said: “Shoplifters have a big impact on the business community and the economy – financial losses to businesses end up impacting us as consumers as prices increase.

“Reporting of these offences by the shops allows for us to identify the prolific offenders, so I urge businesses to continue their reporting.”