TWO men are due to appear in court after police investigated reports of shoplifting in Weymouth town centre.
It was reported that a man was caught attempting to steal from numerous shops and following enquiries he was issued a notice, banning him from entering the centre of town for 24 hours.
Police said the man returned to the area the following morning and was later arrested for breaching the notice.
The man was also due to appear in court in London for shoplifting but failed to attend.
Police confirmed that other shoplifting incidents had been reported over the weekend, and on Sunday, another man was found with four bottles of alcohol, who will be summoned to court in the near future.
A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: “On Friday afternoon a male was trying to steal from numerous shops in Weymouth town centre but was not successful. Because of his behaviour he was issued with a Dispersal Notice, banning him from the town centre for 24 hours.
“He chose to return to the area, and at 10.30am on Saturday morning he was arrested on The Esplanade for breaching that Dispersal Notice.
“Overnight a warrant had also been issued by the courts for his arrest as he had failed to appear in court in London, for shoplifting, and so he was arrested for that warrant also.
“While he was in custody over the weekend, awaiting the next court, we were able to obtain the evidence for another shoplifting that they were reported to have been responsible for and so he has been charged with that one as well.
“Another male was reported to have stolen three bottles of spirits from a shop in town. He was located a short distance away and four bottles of spirits were recovered from his bag.
“We will continue to work with shops, the BID, Community Safety Team and Council CCTV to pursue those who choose to commit crime in the town. Where they do not get the message, we will seek Criminal Behaviour Orders to prevent them from continuing to commit crime.”
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