A WOMAN has pleaded guilty to more than 12 counts of shop theft last week.
Siobhan Maven-Hazelton, 33, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to one year imprisonment on Saturday, February 6.
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She had pleaded guilty in Reading Magistrates' Court to 15 counts of theft from a shop, and one theft of a bicycle, all in the same hearing.
These crimes took place between August 2020 and February this year, all at various locations across Reading.
Investigating officer, PC Vince Moore, based at Reading police station, said: “I am pleased that Maven-Hazelton pleaded guilty to these offences.
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"The evidence against her was overwhelming.
“Over the course of a few months, she persistently went out with intent to take items without paying for them.
“This behaviour is not tolerated by Thames Valley Police and I hope this result shows the seriousness with which we take these offences and that we work tirelessly to bring offenders to justice.”
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