Stuart Jinks, 47, of Coleridge Gardens, was dealt with by police on four separate occasions in recent weeks for seven different offences, including multiple shoplifting incidents, a public order offence, assaulting a police officer and criminal damage.
Jinks was charged with the offences and remanded into police custody before appearing in front of magistrates last week.
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He admitted the charges and was handed a 12-month community order and ordered to pay compensation.
Inspector Matt Plumb, from Darlington’s neighbourhood team said: “We’re disappointed with this result as Jinks is a persistent offender who causes misery for the local community in Darlington.
“People like Jinks are a drain on police resources – these offences alone put a considerable demand on the officers involved, who have worked hard to build cases against him and put him before the courts.”
