Thief Louise Walters barred from Newbury stores
A serial shoplifter has been banned from two Newbury stores while awaiting sentence.
Louise Walters appeared in the dock at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Friday, January 3.
The 46-year-old, of the Flexistay Reading West Aparthotel in Bath Road, Padworth, admitted stealing meat worth £120 from Marks and Spencer in Newbury on June 22 last year.
Next, she pleaded guilty to stealing baby clothes worth £85 from Boots in Newbury last November 12.
Finally, Walters admitted stealing £246 worth of makeup from Boots in Newbury on November 21 last year.
Magistrates adjourned for pre-sentence reports to be prepared.
They stipulated these should be created on an ‘all options’ basis, including custody.
Walters was meanwhile released on bail with conditions barring her from entering Marks and Spencer in Newbury Retail Park and from Boots in Northbrook Street, Newbury.