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A thief who stole five hoovers from a store in Ely has been jailed.
Michael King, 44, of no fixed address, was captured on CCTV stealing the electrical items from Sainsbury’s in Ely on 9 July, 23 July, 25 July, 27, July and 29 July.
He also stole groceries from the BP in Witchford Road and Waitrose on six occasions between 9 June and 4 August.
In total the stolen items were worth £1,948.
At Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (10 September), King, was sentenced to 32 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to 11 counts of shop lifting and activating a previous suspended sentence.
PC Skye Woodhouse, who investigated, said: “King has caused misery to businesses across Ely. We hope this sentence will provide some respite to shops impacted by his offending and allow him the opportunity he needs to get support and stop shoplifting.”