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Man admits theft of Cadbury Creme Eggs worth £220

Watch: Deon De Groot was caught with stolen Cadbury Creme Eggs stuffed inside his jacket and bag

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A man who admitted stealing more than £220 worth of Cadbury Creme Eggs has been banned from a county for three months.

Cambridgeshire Police said Deon De Groot, 26, went into Tesco Express in Welland Road, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, at about 11:40 GMT on Saturday and stuffed the chocolate into a duffle bag.

A staff member flagged down officers in a passing police car who found boxes of the chocolate eggs in his jacket. A bag – dropped nearby – was also full of the Easter favourites, police said.

De Groot, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for a year, at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

PC Guy Cunningham, who arrested him, said: “Thanks to the quick reaction by staff who flagged us down, we were able to catch De Groot red-handed and return the stolen items to the store.”

At the court hearing, De Groot admitted to the theft and leaving a petrol station without paying. He was banned from entering Cambridgeshire for the next three months.


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