Woman jailed and man in court after being hunted down by police for shoplifting in Portchester
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A man and a woman were hunted down by police in Portchester after stealing hundreds of pounds worth of goods from shops.
The pair were detained following a report on March 31 shortly after 8am. They both fled the scene, with officers having to stage a half an hour search to detain them.
A female was arrested in White Hart Lane and a male detained at Portchester Railway Station. Several packs of bacon and other meat, alongside bottles of alcohol, were dumped in Jubilee Road and discovered by police.
Jennifer Collins, 40, of Halstead Road in Wymering, Portsmouth, was charged with three shoplifting offences. This includes stealing £84 worth of meat from Co-op in Havant Road, Drayton, on March 27, and £141.25 worth of meat from Tesco Express in Portchester on March 31.
A haul of washing detergent, valued at £103.92, was swiped from the shelves of Home Bargains in Binnacle Way, Cosham. Collins appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on April 1 and pleaded guilty. She was jailed for 18 weeks.
Darren Bell, 51, of Hythe Road in Cosham, was charged with theft of £141.25 worth of meat from Tesco Express in Portchester on March 31. He appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on April 1, where he denied the offence. A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesman said he was remained in custody, ahead of a court appearance at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on April 8.