Portsmouth man charged after electric toothbrushes and Ted Baker gift set stolen from Boots in Fareham

By Freddie Webb
Published 17th Nov 2022, 11:32 BST
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A MAN has been charged after electric toothbrushes and cosmetics were swiped from a shop in Fareham.

James Durber, 38, has been charged with four shoplifting offences in November and October. The Boots store in Westbury Mall was targeted on several occasions.

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Durber, of Portsmouth, has been charged with stealing a £90 electric toothbrush from the shop on October 17. He is also charged with stealing three electric toothbrushes and a hair trimmer on November 7, totalling £450.

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Fareham Shopping Centre - Westbury Mall. Picture: Malcolm Wells (190508-8531)Fareham Shopping Centre - Westbury Mall. Picture: Malcolm Wells (190508-8531)
Fareham Shopping Centre - Westbury Mall. Picture: Malcolm Wells (190508-8531)

He is also charged with a theft three days later, where a £90 Ted Baker set was reportedly taken. A spokesman from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said: ‘James Durber, 38, from Portsmouth, has been charged with four counts of shoplifting following a number of reported thefts from a Boots store in Westbury Mall, Fareham.

‘Durber has been recalled to prison ahead of a court date at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on December 1.’