Custodial sentence for CBO breaches and theft

A shoplifter has been handed a custodial sentence of six weeks, suspended for 12 months after breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) on three occasions as well as committing three counts of theft.

Callum Rowe, 28, of Curlew Road, Wyberton in Boston, pleaded guilty to three counts of theft and three breaches of a CBO:

• On 19 January – Co-Op, Boston – stole coffee to the value of £7.95.
• On 19 January – entered retail premises without reasonable excuse.
• On 23 January – Bargain Buys, Boston – stole chocolate to the value of £77.74.
• On 23 January – entered retail premises without reasonable excuse.
• On 28 January – Bargain Buys, Boston – stole various food items to the value of £68.20.
• On 28 January – entered retail premises without reasonable excuse.

Under the conditions of a CBO issued by on 7 November 2024, he was prohibited from entering all retail premises in Boston except from Farm Foods Boston and Kirton Pharmacy and Spa Shop Wyberton. A CBO is a civil order designed to tackle the most serious and persistent anti-social individuals where their behaviour has brought them before a criminal court. The orders mean there are now enforceable rules on where they can and cannot go.

If the CBO is breached, this is a criminal offence, and a custodial sentence can be enforced. For the most serious offences, this can be up to five years.

Community Beat Manager, PC Pratt said: “We will seek to issue CBOs to those who persist in this anti-social behaviour.  We will closely monitor those who have been issued CBOs and act quickly if they continue their offending in our shops.  Boston Neighbourhood Policing Team will do everything we can to protect the livelihoods of our local retailers. This behaviour is not welcome in Boston, and we will do everything we can to ensure it feels safe and secure for all those to live, work and visit here.”