The Thin Blue Wine: Cops Nick Shoplifter

A shoplifter who travelled into the neighbouring City of London to nick bottles of wine has been jailed and banned from the Square Mile.

Fathi Handuleh, 38, of Gibson Close, Tower Hamlets loaded up two bags with ten bottles at Co-Op, Cheapside on August 15.

He received sixteen weeks imprisonment and must comply with a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO), which prohibits him entering the City of London for the next three years.

Handuleh was observed on CCTV walking out of the store with the wine bottles, worth £110 and was arrested by police at St. Paul's Underground Station.

Detective Sergeant Helen Bentley, of the City of London Police, said: “We hope that this CBO will give reassurance to businesses, retail staff and also members of the public who shop in the area. 

We will bring those committing crimes in the City to justice. A CBO will help us protect businesses and communities from various offences, including theft and anti-social behaviour, as well as act as a deterrent to others thinking of criminal activity.”

If Handuleh breaches his CBO, he could face further jail time.