Let off for prolific shoplifter branded a ‘real nuisance’ by a judge

A shoplifter who stole more than £5,000 worth of alcohol, meat and cleaning products in an appalling crime spree was branded a ‘real nuisance’ by a judge and then spared jail. Scott Pullen, 31, admitted 26 counts of theft from branches of Waitrose and Co-op in Northwood and Harefield, west London, between 5 May and 2 August last year. Pullen swiped £5,214 worth of food, booze and detergents to fund his drug habit, Westminster Magistrates Court. Prosecutor Agette Laporte said:…