[T]wo prolific offenders have been jailed and made subject of orders aimed at curtailing their criminality upon their release.
James Thompson, 37, of Station Inn, Maryport, was jailed after being convicted today of two burglaries committed in the early hours of Monday (25 September, 2017).
One was carried out at Handmade by You in Curzon Street where close to £200 was stolen. The second occurred at West Lakes Embroidery in Senhouse Street.
Thompson admitted both burglaries and was jailed for 21-weeks.
Cumbria Constabulary applied for and was granted a Criminal Behaviour Order against Thompson which will prevent him from entering areas of Maryport that he has previously targeted.
The terms of the order mean Thompson is barred from entering Senhouse Street and Curzon Street in Maryport for the next five years.
If he breaks the order, Thompson could be jailed for up to five years.
Joseph Langcake, 24, of Headlands Close, Workington, was made subject of a Criminal Behaviour Order by Workington Magistrates’ Court on 8 September 2017.
The terms of the order ban Langcake, a serial shoplifter, from entering any premises which is part of the Workington Shop Watch scheme.
He is also barred from entering the One Stop Shop in Seaton.
The order was applied for after Langcake was convicted of four offences and sentenced to a 12-week prison sentence. Three were theft from shop offences – two at Poundstretcher in Workington and one at One Stop Shop in Seaton.
Langcake has also been known to threaten members of staff at shops when challenged, telling workers that he has a needle and will use it.
The fourth conviction was for assault after threatening a member of staff at Poundstretcher in Workington with a needle.
In the police application for a Criminal Behaviour Order, the court was told Langcake had been convicted of 44 offences on 22 occasions up until August 2017.
Sergeant Lorraine Murphy said: “These types of offending can have a devastating impact on businesses, particularly when they are targeted by serial offenders like Langcake and Thompson.
“Langcake’s criminal behaviour takes a particular toll on shop staff who challenge his offending, only to be threatened with violence.”
Police Constable Laura Tyson said: “Thompson is also well-known to the police, having committed numerous similar offences of burglary in the past.
“I hope the stringent terms of the orders will ensure some respite from Langcake and Thompson’s offending for local businesses.”
Breaching the terms of a Criminal Behaviour Order is punishable with a prison sentence of up to five years.
