Brazen thief uses wheelie bins to steal £3,000 worth of clothes and shoes

BRAZEN THIEF REECE WHEAT MADE OFF WITH £3,000 OF GOODS STUFFED IN A WHEELIE BIN - HE WAS CAUGHT IN CCTV FOOTAGE LEGGING IT FROM A FOOTLOCKER STORE IN NOTTINGHAM 21:51, 30 May 2025 A brazen

thief has been banged up after he strode away from a shop with thousands of pounds worth of goods stuffed into a wheelie bin. On May 26, Reece Wheat was slapped with a jail sentence of nine

months at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court after he was caught stealing from a branch of the clothing store Footlocker on Clumber Street, Nottingham. Wheat, 28, nicked trainers and clothes that

were worth a hefty £3,000 with the help of two accomplices in the early morning of May 13. Later that day, a Footlocker employees spotted Wheat wearing Nike clothing that matched the items

listed as missing from the shop, leading to his arrest. Wheat was also caught on CCTV trying and failing to steal biked outside Loxley House, close to Nottingham train station, on May 25.

Police said: “CCTV inquiries found he was responsible for the burglary and that he’d gained access by removing window bars and climbing into a toilet area within the premises. Article

continues below "Once inside, he changed into staff uniform in an apparent effort to thwart the subsequent police investigation, which includes compiling CCTV evidence. “But officers

were not fooled and further inquiries found he was also responsible for breaking into a bike shed at Loxley House, in Station Street, on 25 May, where he attempted – but failed – to steal

two bicycles. An electrical gate was damaged during the break-in, causing £600-£800 worth of damage.” Adding to his crimes, Wheat was identified as having nabbed around £30 worth of washing

capsules from a Savers store on April 27. He pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and two counts of theft. He also pleaded guilty to another charge of using threatening words with intent

to cause fear of violence after he “ threatened a staff member who challenged him in the street after he failed to pay for the items” at the Savers store, police said. PC Ben King, of the

City Centre neighbourhood policing team, said: “We know the impact retail crime has on local businesses and that is why we are committed to catching offenders. Article continues below “I

hope this custodial sentence will provide reassurance and closure to the businesses affected by Wheat’s brazen offending. As demonstrated in this case, we will continue to arrest those

causing issues and put them before the courts.” _FOR THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS AND STORIES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE FROM THE DAILY STAR, SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS._