An employee the neighborhood police team is keeping up the pressure on persistent shoplifters in the run-up to Christmas after two prolific criminals were jailed.

Lee Keeton and Chantelle Monk have been jailed after pleading guilty to a series of shoplifting incidents in Beeston and Chilwell, as well as admitted breaching multiple criminal behavior orders.

Beeston’s neighborhood team has worked tirelessly to apply to the courts for criminal behavior orders to be imposed on persistent and prolific offenders whose repeated offending has blighted local businesses and brought them before a criminal court.

These orders can include strict prohibitions to stop their harmful behavior as well as positive requirements to address the underlying causes of their behavior.

Among those repeat offenders given criminal behavior orders are 29-year-old Lee Keeton and Chantelle Monk.

Keeton, of Dunsmore Close, Beeston, was arrested on Thursday (November 14) after he was caught stealing bottles of wine from the Co-op in Queens Road, Beeston.

Following inquiries, he was also arrested on suspicion of stealing bottles of wine from the same shop on November 12, as well as from One Stop on Queens Road on the same day.

Keeton also breached his criminal behavior order by entering these shops, as well as entering The Star Inn pub in Beeston on November 7, from which he was banned.

Keeton was jailed for 48 weeks when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court for sentencing on Friday (November 15).

Monk, of no fixed address, was also arrested on Thursday (November 14) after stealing food and laundry worth more than £100 from the Co-op in Queens Road, Beeston.
Officers quickly discovered she was also wanted on suspicion of other shoplifting in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Monk pleaded guilty to stealing food and laundry from the Co-op in Bramcote Lane, Chilwell, on four occasions between October 16 and November 2, stealing laundry from the B&M store in Chapel Street, Hucknall, on November 4. , and stealing coffee, meat and sandwiches from the Co-op in College Street, Long Eaton, on October 7 and 19.

Monk, who appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Friday (November 15) for sentencing, also pleaded guilty to two breaches of his criminal behavior order by entering the Long Eaton store. She was locked up for 42 weeks.

Broxtowe District Commander Inspector Usha Madaraa said:

“Preventing and reducing shoplifting is one of our local crime priorities and my officers continue to work and support local businesses in tackling this issue.

“Shoplifting is often accompanied by assaults and threats of violence by criminals.

“Shop workers should not have to put up with this type of unacceptable behaviour. Staff should feel safe when at work and customers should feel safe when shopping.
“I want to reassure people that we will continue to do everything we can to identify persistent and prolific offenders and look to apply for criminal behavior orders to break this cycle of crime in our communities.

“Officers from neighborhood policing teams are regularly on patrol, targeting people who prey on shops and retail parks, with the aim of tackling and deterring shoplifting, as well as visiting shops and providing crime prevention advice. This work will continue in hotspot areas in the run-up to Christmas.

“Since the beginning of October, our work has led to 30 offenses being laid and an adult warning being issued in relation to shoplifting offenses in the Broxtowe borough policing area.

“I hope the positive impact and results we are achieving will reassure people that we are committed to making our streets safer and that we are listening to their concerns and taking positive action to address them.”