Man in court over £2.5k Wisbech Tesco thefts

A man is due in court today (Tuesday) in connection with shoplifting from a Tesco store in Wisbech.

Ion Dumitru, 49, was arrested at the Cromwell Road supermarket yesterday afternoon (Monday) following reports of theft from the store.

He has since been charged with two counts of theft from a shop, namely £2,500.45 worth of food and drink from Tesco, as well as going equipped for theft by being in possession of magnets.

Dumitru, of Sandford in Westwood, Peterborough, has been remanded in custody to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court today.