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Chocolate thief jailed in Reading after cross-country tour | Chocolate thief jailed in Reading after cross-country tour |
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Chocolate, sweets and other items worth more than £5,000 were stolen from supermarkets | |
A man who toured the country to steal more than £5,000 of chocolate, sweets and other items from supermarkets has been jailed. | A man who toured the country to steal more than £5,000 of chocolate, sweets and other items from supermarkets has been jailed. |
Ionut Rova, 20, criss-crossed the country to shoplift from nine Tesco stores and an Aldi between August 2024 and January. | Ionut Rova, 20, criss-crossed the country to shoplift from nine Tesco stores and an Aldi between August 2024 and January. |
He was jailed for 10 weeks at Reading Magistrates' Court on 17 February but was told he would have been jailed for 45 weeks had he not admitted the 10 thefts. | He was jailed for 10 weeks at Reading Magistrates' Court on 17 February but was told he would have been jailed for 45 weeks had he not admitted the 10 thefts. |
Rova, from Rutland Road, Harrow, stole from Tesco stores in Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Rutland and Surrey and an Aldi store in Berkshire. | Rova, from Rutland Road, Harrow, stole from Tesco stores in Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Rutland and Surrey and an Aldi store in Berkshire. |
In total, he stole from the following stores on the following days: | In total, he stole from the following stores on the following days: |
On 20 August 2024 stole £800 of items from Tesco in Daventry, Northamptonshire | On 20 August 2024 stole £800 of items from Tesco in Daventry, Northamptonshire |
25 September stole £800 of items from Tesco in Amersham, Buckinghamshire | 25 September stole £800 of items from Tesco in Amersham, Buckinghamshire |
28 September stole £600 of chocolates from Tesco in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire | 28 September stole £600 of chocolates from Tesco in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire |
15 October stole £500 of confectionery from Tesco in Faringdon, Oxfordshire | 15 October stole £500 of confectionery from Tesco in Faringdon, Oxfordshire |
31 October stole £400 of chocolate from Tesco in Warfield, Berkshire | 31 October stole £400 of chocolate from Tesco in Warfield, Berkshire |
13 November stole £600 of items from Tesco in Swaffham, Norfolk and £300 of items from Tesco in Dereham, Norfolk | 13 November stole £600 of items from Tesco in Swaffham, Norfolk and £300 of items from Tesco in Dereham, Norfolk |
25 November stole £502.50 of items from Tesco in Leatherhead, Surrey | 25 November stole £502.50 of items from Tesco in Leatherhead, Surrey |
2 December stole £672 of items from Tesco in Oakham, Rutland | 2 December stole £672 of items from Tesco in Oakham, Rutland |
18 January 2025 stole £238.14 of items from Aldi in Wokingham, Berkshire | 18 January 2025 stole £238.14 of items from Aldi in Wokingham, Berkshire |
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