Gosport man found guilty of stealing hundreds of pounds of food and alcohol in shoplifting spree

Sam Hook, 37, of Forton Road, will be sentenced next month after being found guilty of 16 counts of stealing from a shop, and one count of breaching bail and possessing heroin. He appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates Court yesterday and found guilty of thefts spanning over a month.

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Meat – £67.58 worth – was grabbed from Marks and Spencer in Brockhurst Gate on October 8. Eight days later, food – £45.80 – was taken from One Stop in Village Road.

The same Marks and Spencer was targeted again on October 18 – £65.77 of meat was taken. A Co-op store in Darthmouth Court was hit twice on October 23. Alcohol and goods – £178.60 – were swiped.

Coffee and chocolate – £55.45 – were stolen from One Stop in Village Road on October 24. On October 26, Monster Energy drink – £39.70 – was taken from One Stop in Elson Road, baby milk – £33 – from Tesco Express in Carless Close, and meat – £65.77 – from Forton Road Morrisons.

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Chocolate and goods – £155.50 – were stolen from One Stop shops in Village Road and Elson Road two days later. Both locations were targeted again on October 30 and November 1, with coffee – £37.50 – and alcohol – £41 – stolen.

More alcohol – £189.98 – was stolen from the Elson Road location on November 7. Baby milk and alcohol was stolen from The Co-op in Darthmouth Court on November 6 and 8 respectively. Hook is remanded in custody and will be back in court on December 5.