Thief who raided Kettering supermarket four times in under a month spared jail

A thief who stole from a supermarket four times in less than a month has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Luke Ives, 38, targeted the Asda in Kettering's Northfield Avenue and helped himself to items worth almost £500.

Earlier this week at Northampton Magistrates' Court Ives, of Midland Road in Wellingborough, admitted four counts of theft.

After stealing products worth £75 on February 15, Ives returned to the shop on February 24 and walked out without paying for items worth £100.25.

Just over a week later he went back to the same supermarket and stole products worth £179.

And the following day - despite three thefts in as many weeks - the thief returned to Asda and took items worth £138 before he was arrested.

Magistrates sentenced Ives to eight weeks in prison, suspended for a year.

Ives must take part in rehabilitation activities and pay compensation of £250.

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