Dine-and-dash’ ex-solicitor flees again – as she remains on the run despite four warrants out for her arrest
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Essex Police have today released this new mugshot of Kerry Ann Stevens, 40, who is on the run with four warrants for her arrest
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Stevens faces 11 charges of making off without payment and one count of theft from a shop
The couple, both previously of the Southend area, first came to light when they were named locally after allegedly dining and dashing at restaurants and not paying taxi fares.
They were first probed by police in connection with a dine and dash incident where regulars stopped a couple fleeing a pub without paying their £62 bill.
A couple are believed to have fled The Castle Inn without paying £62.20 after scoffing prawn cocktail, breaded mushrooms and two roast chicken dinners with extra lamb.
They also drank two cokes, an orange juice and a medium glass of pinot wine.
Landlord Ken Todd, 76, said previously: ‘For the sake of £62, if they came in and were starving I’d just give them the food.
‘The man tried to leave through the back door of the pub which I had already locked and apparently the woman tried to escape by the bathroom window.’
The pair were originally arrested after officers attended an address in Great Wakering, near Southend, Essex on May 2, 2024. This is when earlier mugshots were taken.
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Ms Stevens and her partner Daniel Alani have allegedly left multiple restaurants across Essex without paying
Daniel Alani and Kerry Stevens, both 38, are wanted in connection with a number of alleged ‘dine and dashes’ and for failing to answer bail, Essex police said
Stevens was struck off as a solicitor in May 2024
They were questioned on three counts of making off without payment and released on conditional bail until late July.
But they didn’t answer that bail, prompting Essex Police to issue an appeal for information about their whereabouts at the time.
The couple have also been accused of dodging taxi fares. One cabbie alleges that Ms Stevens screamed at him when he refused to accept a phone charger as payment instead of cash.
Boyfriend Alani has pleaded guilty to theft, theft from a shop and eight counts of making off without payment. His sentencing is now listed for Thursday next week.
