Sweet-toothed thief steals 144 bars of chocolate and other items on bizarre shopping list

A man has been put behind bars after stealing 144 bars of chocolate from a Co-op in New Broadway, Worthing.

Jordan Thomson’s shopping spree included 48 Twix bars, 48 Snickers bars, 24 Bounty bars and 24 Yorkie bars.

He also stole 10 jars of coffee, five packets of washing detergent, two bottles of vodka and a large quantity of meat from various stores in Worthing over several weeks.

The 30-year-old, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with six counts of theft relating to a total of £357.40 worth of goods.

He pleaded guilty to all offences and was jailed for a total of 22 weeks at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on 22 May. He was also ordered to pay £239 in costs.

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