Following a hearing on Wednesday, December 2, Gareth Fanning, 35, of Frobisher Drive, Walcot, has been issued with a criminal behaviour order which also prevents him from entering any shop in Greenbridge Retail Park and any Co-op store within the borough of Swindon.
The order was sought by the Swindon South Community Policing Team with Fanning having 79 previous convictions for 205 offences, the majority of which relating to shoplifting.
In 2019, Fanning was convicted of 28 offences, 26 of these convictions were for shoplifting. Of those, the over 60% of the offences occurred within the main Swindon town centre shopping area, the second-largest location where offences have occurred is Greenbridge Retail Park, with approximately 27%.
The order was granted on December 2, which prohibits Fanning from:
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1. Entering any retail premises in Swindon Town Centre as per the defined map referred to as Map 1;
