Shoplifter targeted by BCRP jailed
Shaun Foryann has been jailed for breaching his Community Protection Notice [CPN] ban and committing multiple theft offences.
He was given a CPN in September last year for persistent shoplifting and anti-social behaviour which forbade him from entering several Brighton locations including Churchill Square, Western Road and North Street. He was also serving a suspended sentence for 16 previous counts of shoplifting.
But on 27 and 28 March, he was caught on Vision Express CCTV stealing nearly £3,000-worth of sunglasses. He was also captured on CCTV stealing more than £600 of products from Hugo Boss in East Street on 27 February and he returned three days later to steal a pair of tracksuit bottoms worth £139.
On 29 March, Foryann brazenly attempted to steal jewellery worth around £1,000 from JoJo Jewellers in Kensington Gardens this offence was also captured on CCTV.
He was arrested later that day and charged with five counts of shoplifting, breaching his CPN and being in possession of cannabis.
At Lewes Crown Court on 30 March 30, Foryann was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to 58 weeks in prison.
Foryann’s conviction was the result of partnership working between the Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) and Business Improvement District (BID) Ambassadors and Sussex Police, under the banner of Operation Apprentice.
Operation Apprentice is the police response to business crime and anti-social behaviour in Brighton and Hove, through which officers work closely with the BCRP to identify individuals of concern and work together to share information, gather intelligence and take positive action.
PC Sophie Perkins, of Brighton & Hove’s Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Shaun Foryann’s existing CPN was testament to the scale of shoplifting and anti-social behaviour to which he subjected the businesses of Brighton and Hove.
“In total disregard of the numerous banning orders against him, Foryann continued to terrorise shop workers with threatening, intimidating behaviour and thefts worth thousands of pounds.
“I would like to thank the businesses for their support in this investigation and will reaffirm our commitment to clamping down on business crime and protecting our local traders.”