Thieves caught on CCTV stealing £100 worth of Easter eggs from Nottingham Tesco

Two bungling thieves are caught on CCTV stealing £100 worth of Easter eggs from Tesco before getting trapped inside the supermarket.

Jordon King, 28, admitted three counts of shop theft and was jailed for eight weeks at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on March 28.

CCTV footage shows the crook enter Tesco Express on Alfreton Road, Radford, Notts., on February 27, with an accomplice.

King is seen grabbing Easter eggs off the shelves before trying to run out the store with his arms full of chocolate goodies.

The greedy crook tried to force open the glass door which had been locked by security staff.

Eventually King places the six eggs on the floor while his fellow thief barges the door off its hinges and squeezes himself outside.

He then lifts the broken door up to allow King to escape with the stolen eggs.

Police discovered King had raided several supermarkets in Radford between February 27 and March 27.

As well as stealing Easter eggs, he also stole nappies and washing pods during his month-long crime spree.

King was identified from CCTV and arrested by officers from the Radford neighbourhood policing team after a tip-off from the public.

He also pleaded guilty to resisting an officer when he was arrested on the morning of March 27.

King, of no fixed address, further admitted to causing criminal damage to the Tesco Express.

King has been ordered to pay back the cost of the items stolen.

Nottinghamshire Police are still hunting for King’s accomplice.

Sergeant Matthew Leask, of Radford’s neighbourhood policing team, said:

“Shoplifting is not a victimless crime and can have a significant impact on retailers both financially and emotionally.

“We take shoplifting very seriously and I am pleased we have been able to get a repeat offender like King off the streets.”