A Frome man who admitted a string of shoplifting offences committed in a number of towns across Somerset narrowly avoided being sent to prison when he was given a suspended sentence.
Simon Edward John Norris had fallen back into using class A drugs following the breakdown of his relationship and went on a four month spree of offending, targeting shops in Frome, Shepton Mallet and Bristol.
After being arrested by police he admitted the offences and also asked for nine more similar thefts to...
