A man has been jailed for 32 months after being charged with robberies and attempted robberies in Fareham, including an incident on an Esso EG forecourt.
Ben Sharpe, aged 22, carried out the offences on the evening of September 15.
Shortly after 7pm, Sharpe entered the Spar store on Arundel Drive and tried to snatch the till, pushing a member of staff in the process. He then made off with a bottle of Jack Daniels whisky and some pink gin.
At around 8pm, Sharpe entered the Esso EG Gosport Road and threatened a member of staff while holding the whisky bottle. He demanded that the member of staff open the till before grabbing the staff member and trying to open the till himself. He left without stealing anything.
Around 15 minutes later, Sharpe entered the One Stop on Gosport Road, again threatening a staff member with the whisky bottle while demanding money and cigarettes. He then stole some Kopparberg cider.
Officers arrested Sharpe less than 10 minutes later and he was subsequently charged with attempted robbery, two counts of robbery and possession of cannabis.
Following his arrest, Sharpe was recalled to prison to serve the remainder of a five-year sentence, which was handed to him in 2020 for a shop robbery in Romsey.
Appearing at Winchester Crown Court on November 18, he was jailed for 32 months for the Fareham offences, which he had pleaded guilty to at an earlier hearing on October 17.
DC Ellie Light said: “This is a positive result following an investigation into multiple robberies in local shops. During this, members of the public were threatened and physically assaulted. These victims were targeted while at work and going about their day to day lives.
“We commend these victims for coming forward and assisting the police in this investigation.”
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