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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 41-year-old man has been jailed for 20 weeks after admitting to stealing from two stores in New Milton and Barton-on-Sea.
Daniel Whiteside, of Marryat Road, New Milton was sentenced when he appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Friday (24 April).
In addition to the time he will now spend behind bars, he was also ordered to pay a £154 surcharge and £85 in costs.
The sentence handed down follows two shopliftings from Co-op, Sea Road, Barton-on-Sea on Sunday 22 March and Thursday 26 March and another from Tesco, Caird Avenue on Friday 27 March.
Speaking after sentencing, Sergeant Mark Atrill, of New Milton Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “I’m pleased for the stores in question, as well as the wider business community here, that Whiteside 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 New Forest.”
Directly addressing the shops in question, Sergeant Atrill, said: “I want to place on record my huge thanks to the business concerned in this case for their support throughout, helping to achieve this outcome at court.
“I hope this case again sends out a very clear message to others thinking of committing criminality in New Milton and beyond. We won’t tolerate it and we will work tirelessly to bring you before the courts, where you will face justice.”
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, below;
https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
You can also contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111, or via the below link;
https://crimestoppers-uk.org/
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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