A condition also bans him from remaining in any retail premises if he is asked to leave by a security guard or a member of staff
Jason Arro admitted several offences of shop theft(Image: Humberside Police)
A serial shoplifting menace who carried out repeated thieving missions has been given a criminal behaviour order in a bid to give long-suffering stores some much-needed respite from his “antisocial” antics. Jason Arro will be banned from so many stores that, when he comes out of prison, he might have to turn to “online orders” for his own shopping, Hull Crown Court heard.
Arro, 36, of Saltash Road, west Hull, but recently in custody on remand, admitted seven offences of shop theft between July 10 and August 9. The series of offences were in Hull, Beverley, Hull and Anlaby.
The lucrative haul, valued at a combined £2,853, included:
● Stealing bedding and household items, valued at £80, from Next at Springfield Way, Anlaby, on July 10.
● Stealing seven bottles of alcohol, valued at £248, from Sainsbury’s in Sainsbury Way, Hull, on July 15.
● Stealing multiple packets of meat, valued at £208, from Aldi in Henry Boot Way, Hull, on July 16.
● Stealing 12 bottles of alcohol, valued at £386, from Sainsbury’s in Sainsbury Way, Hull, on July 17.
● Stealing eight bottles of whisky, valued at £637, from Tesco in Morton Way, Beverley on July 18.
● Stealing multiple bottles of vodka, valued at £194, from Morrisons in Springfield Way, Anlaby, on August 7.
● Stealing bottles of alcohol and crisps, valued at £1,100, from Tesco in Morton Way, Beverley on August 9.
Ben Hammersley, mitigating, said that Arro had been jailed for 20 weeks on May 8. He was released from prison on July 2 but he was recalled to custody in August after breaching his licence.
Recorder Brian Whitehead said that Arro had an “appalling record” of offences and the cumulative effect of the thefts on stores, given that he was not the only one stealing, was quite major.
Arro was jailed for four months and he was given a five-year criminal behaviour order. It bans him from Sainsbury’s, Asda, Cooperative, Aldi and Tesco stores in Hull and the East Riding as well as shops at Anlaby Retail Park.
A condition bans him from remaining in any retail premises if he is asked to leave by a security guard or a member of staff. “I imagine this is not going to make life easy for you but you have brought this upon yourself,” said Recorder Whitehead.
“It may limit you to online orders. Breach of a criminal behaviour order is a much more serious offence than shoplifting.
“You will face a very different sentencing regime then. I very much hope you can stop this antisocial behaviour.”
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