# Shameless couple are banned from all 2,586 Tesco stores and 634 B&Ms in England

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/shameless-couple-are-banned-from-all-2586-tesco-stores-and-634-bms-in-england/
- Published: 2026-11-07T10:10:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T11:49:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2264077/shameless-couple-are-banned-all
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Two shoplifters received two-year restrictions on entering shops.
- Rolt admitted 13 thefts; Chadwick admitted three.
- More than 500,000 shoplifting offences were recorded in 2025-26.

## Summary

Two prolific shoplifters from Newton-le-Willows have received two-year Criminal Behaviour Orders restricting which shops they can enter after admitting thefts from local retailers. The case highlights how police and courts are using restrictions on offenders’ access to shops to address repeat retail crime.

John Barry Rolt, 35, admitted 13 counts of shop theft and was given a 20-week suspended prison sentence; Victoria Chadwick, 42, admitted three counts and received a 14-week suspended sentence. Their thefts included 21 jars of coffee, alcohol and cleaning products. Police recorded 502,011 shoplifting offences in England and Wales in 2025-26, with more than half of investigations closed without a suspect identified.

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