A THIEF has been banned from two shops in the Westgate Centre for six months after stealing more than £1,000 worth of booze and perfume.

Elvis Anthony Springer, 56, of Luther Street, Oxford, admitted going on a crime spree around John Lewis and Sainsbury’s in January and February this year.

Oxford Mail:

Pics of John Lewis and Sainsbury's in the Westgate Centre: Google Maps

He admitted to taking:

  • £301 worth of perfume from John Lewis on January 5
  • £630 worth of perfume from John Lewis on January 7
  • £89.50 worth of perfume from John Lewis on January 16
  • £189.50 worth of perfume from John Lewis on January 17 and later that day £105 worth of perfume again
  • £35 worth of alcohol from Sainsbury’s on January 27
  • £30 worth of alcohol from Sainsbury’s on February 21

Totaling to £1,380.

At Oxford Magistrates Court on March 10 he was ordered to pay back £135 in compensation.

He has also been banned from walking into John Lewis or Sainsbury’s for six months.

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