Man and woman jailed for total of 28 weeks after admitting shoplifting in Aldershot and Farnborough

A man and a woman have been jailed for a total of 28 weeks after admitting a number of shoplifting offences in Aldershot and Farnborough.

Anthony Cowey, 36, of no fixed abode, was charged with 14 counts of theft from a shop.

Susan Carter, 36, from Sebastopol Road, Aldershot, was charged with 15 counts of theft from a shop.

It comes after officers received reports of a number of thefts from various shops in Aldershot and Farnborough between July and September. Items worth a total of more than £1,000 were reported stolen.

The pair appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates Court yesterday (24 October) and were sentenced.

Cowey was jailed for 12 weeks while Carter was jailed for 16 weeks.