A shoplifter from Crewe has been banned from areas of the town after being handed a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).

Paul Hilton was made subject to the CBO on Tuesday 8 July when it was granted at Crewe Magistrates' Court.

Officers made the application following numerous shoplifting offences committed by Hilton.

Under the terms of the CBO, the 48-year-old is now banned from Crewe town centre. as well as Grand Junction Retail Park, and must not enter Beswick Drive Service Station.

The Crewe town centre area Paul Hilton has been banned from until 2028 (Cheshire Police).

Inspector Dan Welch, of Crewe Local Policing Unit, said: "CBOs are preventative orders with strict restrictions that are imposed in a bid to stop offenders committing further crimes.

"As such, Hilton is now banned from areas of Crewe.

"It is an offence to breach the terms of a CBO and we would urge anyone who witnesses Hilton breaching the order over the next three years to contact us via our website or by calling 101 to report it."

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