A prolific shoplifter has been jailed and banned from various shops in Wisbech for five years.

Luke Nash, 40, was arrested on November 15, in an abandoned building in West Street, Wisbech.

It came at the end of a stealing spree in which he had targeted shops across the town from the end of October to the start of November.

Nash, of Lynn Road, Wisbech, admitted nine offences at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Friday November 17 and was jailed for 12 weeks.

Wisbech Standard: Prolific shoplifter Luke Nash has been jailedProlific shoplifter Luke Nash has been jailed (Image: Cambridgeshire Constabulary)

The court also granted a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) banning him from certain shops for five years.

PC Jordan Westwood, who investigated, said: “Prolific shoplifters such as Nash can have a significant impact on the business community.

“The Criminal Behaviour Order means we now have greater powers to tackle Nash’s offending. If he is caught in breach of the order he can be arrested and brought before the courts again.”

The CBO states he must not enter:

  • Horsefair Shopping Centre, Wisbech.
  • Cromwell Road Retail Park, Wisbech.
  • Tesco Extra, Cromwell Road, Wisbech.
  • Asda, Wisbech
  • Tesco Express, Kirkgate Street, Wisbech.

    Wisbech Standard: A map showing Luke Nash's exclusion zones.A map showing Luke Nash's exclusion zones. (Image: Cambridgeshire Police)

The offences he admitted were:

  • Theft of three boxes of chocolate worth £34.50 from Tesco Express, Kirkgate Street, on 27 October.
  • Intent to cause an individual distress by using threatening language on 27 October.
  • Theft of fish, steaks and sausages of unknown value from Tesco Express, Kirkgate Street, on 29 October.
  • Trespassing in the staff only section in Tesco Extra, Cromwell Road, and stole a bottle of Moet Champagne worth £45 on 29 October.\

Wisbech Standard: A map showing Luke Nash's exclusion zones.A map showing Luke Nash's exclusion zones. (Image: Cambridgeshire Police)

  • Theft of clothes worth £100 from Asda, Wisbech, on 7 November.
  • Theft of electric razors worth £200 from Asda, Wisbech, on 3 November.
  • Theft of a variety of confectionary worth £18 from Tesco Express, Kirkgate Street, on 9 November.
  • Theft of steaks and razors worth £33 from B&M, Cromwell Retail Park, Wisbech, on 6 November.
  • Theft of a bottle of wine worth £9 from Tesco Express, Kirkgate Street, on 12 November.

Anyone with information about Nash breaching his CBO should contact police via the web chat service or online forms at www.cambs.police.uk/report. Those without internet access should call 101.