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Man behind a third of town's Tesco thefts jailed

News imageWarwickshire Police Custody image of Scott Warner, a man with a dark brown floppy fringe in a black t-shirt has a slight smile as he looks directly at the cameraWarwickshire Police
Scott Warner has been jailed and banned from entering Bedworth's Tesco supermarket for three years

A man believed to be behind more than a third of thefts from a Tesco supermarket has been jailed.

Scott Warner targeted three different shops across Bedworth, Warwickshire and was found guilty of 41 charges of theft.

The 42-year-old from Bedworth was sentenced to 40 weeks in prison at Coventry Magistrates Court on 28 January. He was also handed a criminal behaviour order banning him from entering the stores or wearing face coverings in any of Bedworth town centre's shops for three years.

The Tesco supermarket in Bedworth sits under a hotspot area and has been subject to a targeted plan for crime reduction in the last year, Warwickshire Police said.

News imageGoogle Maps General view of the exterior of Tesco Extra supermarket from the car park. It is a sunny day and there are a variety of parked cars outside the store. The signage saying 'Tesco Extra' is visible on the left hand side of the storeGoogle Maps
Warwickshire Police previously installed safer pods at the store and recorded a 50% drop in crime over a six-week trial in 2025

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