Shoplifter Jailed For High-Value Thefts

Written by on 6th February 2025

A shoplifter has been jailed for stealing goods worth over £6,000 from Sainsbury’s in Market Harborough.

Florin-Leonard Dronea targeted the store twice in four days in December to steal health and beauty items, including Olay-branded creams razor blades.

Sainsbury’s in Market Harborough

On the first occasion he stole items worth £1,200 and when he returned for a second time the haul totalled £5,000.

Dronea, 29, of Triumph Close, Coventry, pleaded guilty to theft at Leicester Magistrates’ Court and was jailed for 16 weeks.

He was also ordered to pay compensation of £600 to Sainsbury’s.

Sgt Pete Jelbert from Market Harborough Police Station welcomed the sentencing and told HFM bringing shoplifters to justice is a priority:


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