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| Shoplifter asks for her own Asbo | Shoplifter asks for her own Asbo |
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| A convicted shoplifter is believed to be the first person to have requested her own Asbo, police have said. | A convicted shoplifter is believed to be the first person to have requested her own Asbo, police have said. |
| Twenty-year-old Tania Hall, from Birmingham, has been banned from certain roads in the city's Erdington area for the next two years. | |
| She told the city's magistrates the anti-social behaviour order would help prevent her committing further crimes. | |
| She said being in prison over Christmas away from her family made her realise she had to stop shoplifting. | She said being in prison over Christmas away from her family made her realise she had to stop shoplifting. |
| Ms Hall said she knew she had to avoid Erdington to prevent her mixing with people who she had taken drugs with. | Ms Hall said she knew she had to avoid Erdington to prevent her mixing with people who she had taken drugs with. |
| Many of the shops she stole from were also there. | |
| She said: "My shoplifting kept me locked up in prison over Christmas and it made me realise I didn't want to spend the next few Christmases there. | She said: "My shoplifting kept me locked up in prison over Christmas and it made me realise I didn't want to spend the next few Christmases there. |
| "The day I got out I went to see my offending manager and asked them if there was any way of stopping going into the area. | "The day I got out I went to see my offending manager and asked them if there was any way of stopping going into the area. |
| "They said to just stop going there, but I knew that if I was allowed there it wouldn't stop me. | "They said to just stop going there, but I knew that if I was allowed there it wouldn't stop me. |
| "But I knew if I was banned I could go back to jail which would stop me going back there." | "But I knew if I was banned I could go back to jail which would stop me going back there." |
| 'Steer clear' | 'Steer clear' |
| She then convinced the police to help her apply for the Asbo. | She then convinced the police to help her apply for the Asbo. |
| Ms Hall added that she was now off drugs and had found an office job. | Ms Hall added that she was now off drugs and had found an office job. |
| The order, which she was given on 25 April, prevents Ms Hall from entering Erdington High Street, New Street, Barnabus Road, York Road and Colton Lane. | The order, which she was given on 25 April, prevents Ms Hall from entering Erdington High Street, New Street, Barnabus Road, York Road and Colton Lane. |
| West Midlands Police said Ms Hall had committed 12 shoplifting offences during the past six to seven years. | West Midlands Police said Ms Hall had committed 12 shoplifting offences during the past six to seven years. |
| Insp Nicholas Rowe said: "We believe this is the first time in the country that an individual has requested an Asbo for themselves. | Insp Nicholas Rowe said: "We believe this is the first time in the country that an individual has requested an Asbo for themselves. |
| "Ms Hall wanted to curb her own offending behaviour and have measures put in place to prevent her from entering certain areas where she has previously committed crime. | "Ms Hall wanted to curb her own offending behaviour and have measures put in place to prevent her from entering certain areas where she has previously committed crime. |
| "We hope the order will help her to steer clear of crime." | "We hope the order will help her to steer clear of crime." |