Prolific shoplifter banned from Co-Op stores for two years

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A shoplifter has been banned from entering Co-Operative stores in Cheshire for two years. Christopher Downes was handed a criminal behaviour order for "over two decades" of shoplifting.

Downes of Bollington Road, Bollington, will not be allowed entry at the Co-Op in Macclesfield town centre and any other Co-Op shop in the county.

The 59-year-old was given the order at Crewe Magistrates' Court on Monday (August 7) under the CBO which was applied by Macclesfield South Beat Management. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Downes will now only be allowed to enter the town centre to attend pre-arranged appointments at Macclesfield Police Station or the doctors surgery on Sunderland Street.

He could face a prison sentence if he is found in breach of it. Sergeant Matthew Bassirat, of Macclesfield Local Policing Unit, said: "Christopher Downes has been causing problems within this town through shoplifting for over two decades. "I hope the granting of this CBO can provide some reassurance to residents and businesses in the area and will deter Downes' behaviour in the future. "If he fails to comply with the conditions, he could face time in prison.