He was already banned from entering any John Lewis or BP
A prolific shoplifter was caught in the act after he tried to steal more than £120 worth of meat from a Cambridge supermarket. Scott Reynolds, 39, of no fixed address, was arrested on Wednesday, January 14.
Reynolds was stopped by Cambridgeshire Police in Aldi in Newmarket Road, as he attempted to leave the store with multiple bags of meat. He appeared at Huntingdon Magistrates Court on Thursday (January 15) and pleaded guilty to attempted theft.
He also pleaded guilty to burglary at a Co-op in Mill Road on August 18, 2025, theft from a TK Maxx in Cambridge on January 6 and theft from Aldi on December 12 and 19.
He was sentenced to four weeks in prison and ordered to pay £145 in compensation to Co-op, Aldi and TK Maxx. Reynolds was already subject to a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) issued in October 2024, prohibiting him from entering any John Lewis or BP Store within the boundary of the M11, A11, A505 and A14, and banning him from concealing any item in any shop within Cambridgeshire.
PC Luke Upcott, from the Spree Offender Team, said: “Reynolds continues to repeatedly target businesses across Cambridge, causing significant loss and disruption. Thanks to quick work by officers and clear CCTV evidence, we were able to catch him red-handed.”
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