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I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Theft - (shoplifting, personal, other), which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey. A 23-year-old man from Totton has been jailed for 18 weeks after admitting to seven shopliftings from stores in Totton.
Shane Wright, of Brunswick Place, was sentenced when he appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on (Thursday 8 January).
As well the time he will now spend behind bars, Wright must also pay £400 in compensation to the shops in question.
Wright was jailed after stealing chocolate, meat and alcohol from Morrisons on Spruce Drive and Aldi on Salisbury Road between Thursday 20 November and Friday 26 December.
Speaking after the outcome at court, Sergeant Rob Blake, of Totton Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “I’m pleased for the stores in question, as well as the wider business community here, that Wright has been held accountable for his actions.
"Retail crime remains one of our local priorities, in addition to all the other work that the team is dealing with on a daily basis.
“This case should once again demonstrate our commitment to seriously tackling shoplifting across the Totton area and the New Forest as a whole.”
If you are a shop owner or staff member, please continue to report any shopliftings to us.
You can do this by calling 101, or by reporting online via the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary website.
Report a crime | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
You can also contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111, or via the below link;
Independent UK charity taking crime information anonymously | Crimestoppers
With your information, we can take action, including arresting and charging suspects and convicting offenders at court, as the above again demonstrates.
 If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at www.hampshire.police.uk, or call the non-emergency number 101. Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org. Get Involved Please consider getting involved by registering for these messages, this will enable you to contribute to the local priority survey. We may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on. Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 
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