A man has pleaded guilty to stealing over £3,000 worth of goods in a shoplifting blitz in Craigavon, Lurgan and Portadown.
Paul Gerard Shields (40), with an address listed as Almond Drive, Dunmurry, but who previously told Craigavon Magistrates’ Court he was living in a hostel, committed offences on November 4 last year.
He took £1,300 worth of goods from Lifestyle Sports at Rushmere Shopping Centre; £1,248 worth of goods from O’Neill’s in Craigavon; £455 worth of goods from Sports Direct in Lurgan; and £223 worth of ‘meat joints’ from Lidl in Portadown.
The total amount was £3,326.
The defendant appeared at court on Friday via video link from a solicitor’s office.
The case was adjourned to November 28 for a pre-sentence report.
