Shoplifter banned from City for two years

A shoplifter who targeted stores in the City of London has been banned from entering the Square Mile.

Lennox Adler, 44, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Westminster Crown Court to six weeks in prison for thefts from Tommy Hilfiger and Holland and Barrett and for assaulting a shop worker.

The court also handed Alder a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO), banning him from entering the City of London for two years.

Detective Sergeant Helen Bentley, of the City of London Police, said:

“We hope that this will give reassurance to businesses, retail staff and also shoppers, as well as act as a deterrent to others thinking of criminal activity.

“We take such offences very seriously and this is a warning that we will bring those committing crimes in the City to justice.”

Alder was convicted of two counts of theft from premises, totalling £383.