Man sleeping in shop doorway grabbed goods from inside

A homeless man broke into a menswear store and grabbed luxury goods worth more than £15,000 – while sleeping rough in the doorway, a court heard. Alexander Ross, 46, allegedly broke into Gee Ricci in the Strand in central London on 18 July. Ross grabbed items including clothes, handbags and the cash register, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. Homeless Ross had been sleeping in the retailers’ doorway, it was said. Prosecutor Julie Idowu said: ‘There is CCTV showing the defendant entering…

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