Sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here to keep abreast of what's happening in your neighbourhood A shoplifter who stole four cans of cola while stood next to police officers in Tameside has been handed a 14-week prison sentence.
Simon Hawe, of no fixed abode, took the drinks worth a total of £6 from a petrol station on Manchester Road, Ashton-under-Lyne.
Greater Manchester Police says that while in full view of staff and other customers, the 39-year-old crouched down next to an end aisle in the petrol station. READ MORE: Ex-soldier who "saw things he shouldn’t have to see" smashed wine glass in face of stranger on New Year's Eve He then placed four cans of cola in his coat pocket and attempted to make his way out of the store.
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