A prolific criminal from Nottingham which caused continuous problems for traders was closed and banned from entering the city centre.

Callum Northage was jailed for 19 months for a series of offences, including burglary and shoplifting, and was also given a three-year suspended sentence. Criminal Behavior Order (CBO).

CBO bans him from entering Nottingham city centre unless attending a scheduled meeting with the police or probation services.

Under the terms of the order, Northage is barred from entering any downtown store and will be arrested if he violates those conditions.

A judge approved CBO’s request after Northage, 27, admitted to several crimes.

The first offense involved a break-in at Blacks in Wheeler Gateon September 5, where a window was smashed and clothing worth around £500 was stolen. Northage targeted the same shop again on September 17, smashing a window and stealing £1,858 worth of clothes.

On September 14, he went into JD Sports at Riverside Retail Park and left with a £150 jacket without paying.

Other theft offenses took place at Metro Fashion, in Middle Pavement, on October 9 and 13, where Northage stole a £1,200 coat and other items worth £410.

He also admitted stealing a person’s rucksack at Meadows Embankment tram station on July 23, fraudulently using a bank card on July 30 and stealing from Co-Op stores in Nottingham on the 26 and 30 August.

Northage, of Wilfordhe was arrested after the police checked CCTV footage linking him to the crime syndicate. He pleaded guilty to all six offenses and was sentenced on Friday (November 8).

Sergeant James Rimmington, who oversaw the investigation, expressed satisfaction that Northage would be subject to a CBO following his latest incarceration. He said:
“Northage is the latest in a series of prolific offenders to receive a Criminal Behavior Order (CBO).

“OBCs give us greater powers to arrest people who are known to be responsible for breaching their conditions and causing anti-social behaviour.

“The terms of these orders allow us to ban known offenders from areas where they are known to cause trouble.

“They can be arrested for going to those areas and put right back in front of the court.

“We know how worrying shopping crime is and we are committed to keeping Nottingham city center a safe place for the public to visit and work.”

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