A MAN has been jailed for 10 weeks after stealing items worth more than £1,800 from stores in Fleet. 

Dale Carter, 33, of no fixed abode, was charged with nine counts of theft from a shop.

It comes after alcohol, meat and skin care products worth a total of £1,869.89 were stolen from Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Boots in Fleet between June 11 and 17.

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Carter pleaded guilty to all offences and was jailed for a total of 10 weeks after a suspended sentence was activated at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on Wednesday June 19. 

PC Neve Fitzgerald, from the Fleet Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Our team takes reports of shoplifting in Fleet extremely seriously.

“Dale Carter’s actions had a huge impact on businesses, shop workers and the wider community.

“I hope this result sends the message that shoplifting in Fleet, and the wider area, will not be tolerated.”