A Farnham woman has been jailed for 20 weeks after stealing more than £450 worth of goods in Aldershot.

Abbie Folkes, 31, of East Street, was jailed after she stole fragrance bottles worth £461.20 from Boots in The Wellington Centre on September 12.

She appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on September 16 and pleaded guilty to one count of theft from a shop and two counts of breaching a criminal behaviour order (CBO).

Police Sergeant Rob Tiller, from the Aldershot Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Abbie Folkes is a prolific shoplifter who stole more than £450 worth of items from a store in Aldershot.

“A Criminal Behaviour Order was imposed in 2023, which banned her from entering Aldershot for five years. However, she brazenly ignored this and continued to visit the area to commit crimes.

“I hope this result sends a message to offenders that this level of behaviour and criminality will not be tolerated.”

Folkes was previously jailed for eight months in March earlier this year, breaching the CBO and stealing items worth more than £550 from shops in Aldershot.

Officers had received reports that items including bedding, household products and food worth £588.40 were stolen from Bargain Buys, Co-op and Lidl.

Folkes admitted stealing the items on six separate occasions between February 23 and February 29. She also pleaded guilty to breaching a CBO which banned her from entering Aldershot until December 2028.

In April, official statistics revealed that shoplifting offences had risen to its highest level in 20 years.