A MAN who stole more than £500 worth of meat from a Co-op store over seven visits has been jailed for 22 weeks.
Gerard Joseph William Gibbs was originally given a suspended prison sentence for the offences but appeared before magistrates again after committing more crimes.
He had been convicted of stealing meat with values ranging from £86.50 to £66 from Co-op in Wimborne Road, Moordown.
Gibbs had also been found guilty of possession of cannabis, interfering with a motor vehicle and being in possession of articles for use in the course of theft.
The offences took place in Bournemouth between February and May this year.
The 38-year-old, of Muscliffe Road, Bournemouth, appeared again on Tuesday May 19 and admitted stealing plumbing and heating equipment worth £740 and dishonestly retaining stolen power tools worth £1,380.
He was jailed for 22 weeks and ordered to pay a £128 victim surcharge.
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