Manchester Magistrates' Court heard. The manager said the amount of goods taken has had 'quite an impact on the business'."We try to stop shoplifters by getting the police involved and prosecuting them, but it doesn’t deter them," he said."It’s very frustrating."Barker pleaded guilty to four counts of theft - relating to incidents on May 10, May 16, June 13 and June 15.He was handed a 12-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months.Outlining the facts of the case, prosecutor Catherine Allen earlier said the total value of the goods taken £247."None of that was recovered," she added."The deputy manager of the Co-op said in a statement that he is sick of the defendant stealing items, especially in the current covid climate - he said it’s.
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