Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Ricky Lewis, aged 39 and of no fixed abode, committed 21 shop theft offences across Willenhall, Walsall and Bloxwich between September 5 and October 18, 2025. He targeted more than 20 shops during a seven-week crime spree and was arrested in Miner Street, Birchills, on October 26, 2025.

Craig Davies, of no fixed address, repeatedly breached a Criminal Behaviour Order that was imposed in May 2024 and remained in place until May 2026. The order prohibited him from sleeping within 50 metres of any shop, begging in public, approaching people to ask for money, cigarettes or food, urinating in public places other than a toilet, and taking illegal drugs in public. Breaches were witnessed on July 2 in Victoria Passage, Stourbridge, and on July 3, 14, and 18 in High Street, leading to his arrest and sentencing.

Chelsea Davies was involved in a string of shop theft offences committed between May and August, targeting local shops in Dudley. She was identified and arrested as part of a police crackdown on retail crime, with officers working to prosecute prolific offenders.

Thomas Wagner was involved in a string of shop theft offences committed between May and August, targeting local shops in Dudley. He was identified and arrested as part of a police crackdown on retail crime, with officers working to prosecute prolific offenders.

Kelvin Stewart stole a mobile phone from a wheelchair user on Cronehills Linkway in West Bromwich on June 20. The owner had dropped the phone, and Stewart picked it up, laughed in their face, and stole it. He was identified through a police appeal, arrested, and subsequently admitted the offence.