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A prolific shoplifter has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to the theft of more than £800 of items – his latest in a string of over 175 offences.

Police said: “Howard Lawrence has a horrendous history of offending, amounting to almost 80 convictions taking in 175 offences nationwide.”

The Western Daily Press reports that a ‘brainless’ shoplifter left behind his address and identity records after stealing a coat from TK Maxx.

Stephen Priddis went into the store, hung his jacket up and took another one. In one of his pockets was a police national computer memo with his details.

A survey of 2,000 working adults for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 revealed that a third of hopefuls have lied in a bid to land their dream job.

The poll also suggested that being “creative” with the facts on a CV is now considered acceptable by over half, with a third admitting to have lied on a job application.

A thieving hospital worker ran a mail order business selling stolen NHS medical equipment – and used the hospital post system to despatch the goods to buyers.

Paul Lloyd, 30, set up a company called “Gloves For You” and sold hundreds of boxes of supplies and even his own NHS uniform.

A grandmother and her two granddaughters have been given suspended sentences for an ‘organised shoplifting spree’.

Sentencing the trio, District Judge Barney McElholm said this was an ‘organised shop lifting ring’ and to suggest otherwise ‘was an insult to everyone’s intelligence’.

A postman has been jailed for stealing hundreds of packages containing valuables and then making £15,500 by selling them online.

Andrew Barratt, took an estimated 400 items such as satnavs, digital cameras and computer games which his wife, Michelle, then auctioned on ebay