Shrewsbury thief assaulted man and stole vapes worth £4,200 and £400 electric scooter
A prolific thief who assaulted a man as well as stealing vapes worth more than £4,200 and a woman's electric scooter will be sentenced at crown court.
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Macauley Smout, aged 27, targeted Esso in Harlescott Lane, Shrewsbury, nine times in less than three weeks in a spate of thefts throughout July, August and September this year.
He stole vapes on eight of those occasions, and Fairy Liquid, washing powder, coffee and sweets worth £57 on the other.