A 37-YEAR-OLD man from Barry with more than 100 offences on his criminal record has been handed a 16-week prison sentence after he admitted stealing goods worth more than £1,300 from a B&M store.
Lee Mears appeared before Cardiff Magistrates where he pleaded guilty to theft from the shop in Waterfront Retail Park on 6th December where he stole goods worth £1,336.17.
The court was told that Mears was the subject of a post-sentence supervision at the time of his offence.
In May 2025, Mears received a 46-week jail term after he admitted a series of shoplifting and burglary offences in the Barry area.
In January 2024, Mears was banned from driving for the 18th time after he led police on a 25-minute-long high-speed chase at night in Newport, where he hit speeds of 80mph in 40mph areas, took blind bends on the wrong side of the road and collided with another van.
By Marcus Stead – News Reporter
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