A THIEF who stole thousands of pounds from shops around Eastbourne has been banned from a number of stores in the town.
Lee Parnaby, 32, of Terminus Road, Eastbourne, is now subject to a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) in a bid to prevent further offending.
He appeared before Brighton Magistrates Court on Tuesday 7 January, charged with two counts of shoplifting. He pleaded guilty to both charges. Parnaby has been convicted of 50 counts of shoplifting since March 2024.
At the hearing, a CBO application was made by Sussex Police and granted by the court.
He is now banned from any Co-Op store and Sainsbury’s in East Sussex, as well as the Eastbourne branches of Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons.
Inspector Sarah Taylor, from Eastbourne Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Lee Parnaby is a prolific offender who repeatedly targeted the same stores, causing distress and fear to staff and customers.
Sussex Police will use every avenue available to deal with offenders like him. The CBO for Parnaby is a real success and serves to protect retailers in the longer term.
We are committed to improving working relationships with local stores. Anyone choosing to offend in this way should know that if they do not take the support offered to address their behaviour, we will not hesitate in escalating matters to protect businesses in our county.”
