Boots bandit busted: 12 month sentence for £100,000 theft

Описание: A prolific shoplifter stole over £100,000 worth of Boots products during a three-month crime spree in stores across Kensington and Chelsea.

Liam Hutchinson, 32, committed a total of 99 shoplifting offences between May and August 2025 before he was caught by the Metropolitan Police.

CCTV footage shows him grabbing several items, including large quantities of electrical items and razors, and placing them in a bag or in his jacket.

On one occasion, a shop worker can be seen attempting to stop him before he runs away.

Hutchinson has now been jailed for 12 months and has been handed a Criminal Behaviour Order banning him from every Boots store across the UK for 10 years.

He has also been banned from entering the borough of Chelsea and Kensington for the next five years.

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