A “serial shoplifter” caught with a knife on three separate occasions has been jailed for nearly three years.Kevin Scott claimed he used a blade only to remove tags from items he stole from shops.Scott, 42, of Townhead Street, Hamilton, admitted illegal possession of knives, a string of shoplifting charges and breach of a curfew.Michael Macintosh, prosecuting, said CCTV showed the accused holding a large knife as he emerged from a common close in Woodside Walk, Hamilton, on January 5 last year.Mr Macintosh told Hamilton Sheriff Court: “He appeared nervous, looking back and forth before leaving the address.”Nine days later Scott was again caught on CCTV at the same location, this time removing a large knife from a backpack.Cameras again
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