A WOMAN has been banned from almost every shop in the county after repeateded shoplifting.

Victoria Grimmett has been banned from all but two shops in Gloucestershire for three years.

This comes after the 32-year-old was found guilty of stealing various items from premises in Bishops Cleeve, Winchcombe and Tewkesbury.

On one occasion she entered the BP Garage in Ashchurch with an empty suitcase and was stopped by an employee to prevent her from stealing anything.

Grimmett, of Court Farm Close in Pamington near Tewkesbury, appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates Court earlier this month (June 13) where she received a Criminal Behaviour Order after admitting nine counts of theft from a shop.

The three-year order prevents her from any retail premises in Gloucestershire with the exception of Co-Op on Hesters Way in Cheltenham and Lloyds Chemist on Coronation Square in Cheltenham.

Breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order has a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment.

PC Jill Bundock said: "Grimmett has been a prolific shoplifter across Gloucestershire and I am hopeful that this injunction will put businesses at ease.

"This order shows our dedication to targeting shoplifting and we hope this shows other shoplifters that we will not tolerate their actions."