Woman issued with community order after shop theft report

POLICE iwere called to reports of a theft at a town centre shop this morning (Wednesday, August 28).

A police car with its lights flashing and a van were seen parked outside Monmouth’s Waitrose on Monnow Street while the incident was investigated.

A Gwent Police spokesperson later said: “We received a report of theft at a commercial address on Monnow Street, Monmouth, at around 11.25am on Wednesday 28 August.

“Officers attended and a woman was issued with a community resolution order.”

A CRO is an informal non-statutory way of dealing with less serious crime and anti-social behaviour where the offender accepts responsibility.

The views of the victim (where there is one) are taken into account in reaching an informal agreement between the parties which can involve restorative justice.

It is not classified as a conviction.