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Thief who stole 798 Creme Eggs jailed (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A shoplifter who stole 798 Cadbury's Creme Eggs has been jailed for eight months.

Portsmouth Magistrates' Court heard on Friday that Layton Richards, 29, from Brownlow Close in Portsmouth, had been charged with 24 shoplifting offences.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said he had stolen the chocolate between 6 January and 18 April.

Richards targeted 19 shops across Hampshire, Dorset and West Sussex, and took £3,463.96 worth of produce and products.

Previous Creme Egg theft: Man who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs jailed for 18 months

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Must be, there's an X-ray and everything so it can't be totally made up by the Sunday Sport.

Although there is also sad news:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Crocs can smell crème eggs from up to Fifty miles away, sadly.