The Copeland Neighbourhood Policing Team have taken action to stop a man’s criminal behaviour in west Cumbria.

A two year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) was secured at court on Wednesday, April 10 against Alan Kendrick, aged 47, of Peter Street, Whitehaven.

He was also sentenced to 24 weeks for:

  • Three offences of theft from Morrisons in Whitehaven between December 8 and January 15
  • One offence of theft from Home Bargains in Workington on March 26
  • Three offences of theft from Tesco in Whitehaven between March 19 and 20

Kendrick has the following Criminal behaviour order conditions not to:

  • Enter any of the shops on the Whitehaven Shop Watch Scheme or any shops displaying the Whitehaven Shop Watch Scheme logo.
  • Enter any of the shops on the Workington Shop Watch Scheme or any shops displaying the Workington Shop Watch Scheme logo.

A spokesperson for Cumbria Police said: "This Criminal Behaviour Order was a great outcome and is a useful tool to place restrictions on Kenrick to prevent further criminality and help protect business owners and local residents.

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"We would encourage anyone who witnesses the terms of such a court order being broken to contact the police immediately. The punishment for breaking the terms of a CBO can be up to five years in prison.

"Anyone who witnesses Alan Kendrick breaching the terms of his CBO should contact the police."