Thieves steal goods worth hundreds
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A SUPERMARKET sweep with a twist led to the dock for two Dingwall thieves who made off with a haul worth hundreds of pounds without paying.
Barry McGill (40) and Carrie George (30), both of Macrae Crescent, Dingwall, targeted the stores on October 2 last year.
McGill made off with £707 worth of goods from Tesco on Shore Road while George lifted £185 worth of items from Asda on Knockbreck Road.
Anna Chisholm, prosecuting, said McGill filled a trolley in Tesco at around 6pm with two televisions and electrical accessories including a headset.
She said: "He pushed the trolley around the store and left without paying, passing pay points."
George was in Asda an hour later with others. She went round the store removing security tags from three DVD players and an Xbox controller. She also left the store without paying.
None of the goods stolen by McGill were recovered while just £25 worth of the £185 haul taken by George was returned.
Both admitted a single charge of theft.
Michael Chapman, defending George, said she had suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2016 and since then had been in court on a number of occasions charged with analogous offences.
Alison Foggo, representing McGill, said he was currently on a community payback order in relation to another matter. But social workers were concerned that he was not being candid about his drugs use.
She said: "He is keen and willing to be assessed for a Drugs Treatment and Testing Order (DTTO). He is keen to avoid a custodial sentence."
Sheriff Chris Dickson placed George on a community payback order with the single requirement that she be under social work supervision for a year.
The sheriff agreed to Ms Foggo’s suggestion and deferred sentencing on McGill until May 21 to allow him to be assessed for a DTTO.
