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Prolific thief taunted south Essex shop staff before being floored by undercover cop

Scott Gambier was sentenced to two years plus six months for 23 shop thefts and 22 breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order at a Brentwood BP garage.

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A prolific Brentwood shoplifter was jailed after he was wrestled to the ground by a plain-clothes police officer

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Prolific shoplifter 'taunted' staff at BP garage before being 'floored' by plain-clothes police officer - Essex Live

He pleaded guilty to 23 counts of shop theft

·London, United Kingdom
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Prolific thief taunted south Essex shop staff before being floored by undercover cop

A prolific Brentwood shoplifter was jailed after he was wrestled to the ground by a plain-clothes police officer

·Basildon, United Kingdom
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The Echo UK broke the news in Basildon, United Kingdom on Friday, February 27, 2026.
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