A shoplifter who stole more than £1,000 worth of food, drinks, tobacco and football cards has been banned from all Co-Op stores in the UK.
Floyd Gradidge of Millbrook Road West, Southampton pleaded guilty to 13 counts of theft from a shop.
These relate to incidents at various Co-Op stores in the city where up to £1,167.93 worth of stock was stolen.
Items taken include chocolate, meat, tobacco, football cards, alcohol, milk, sweets and cheese.
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The incidents took place between October 6 last year and January 25, 2024.
Gradidge, 43, was also found guilty of driving without a licence, taking a vehicle without content and driving without insurance.
These offences took place in Liverpool in August last year.
He admitted to failing to provide a sample for a Class A drug test in Southampton On November 11 as well.
Gradidge was jailed for 26 weeks at Southampton Magistrates' Court.
He was excluded from entering any Co-Op store for 18 months and must pay £1,132.68 in compensation.
The 43-year-old must also pay £85 court costs and was banned from driving for 12 months.
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