Charge as laundry detergent stolen from Co-op store

Co-op on Shirley Road <i>(Image: Hampshire police)</i>
Co-op on Shirley Road (Image: Hampshire police)
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A Southampton man has been charged after laundry detergent was stolen from a Co-op store. 

Henok Jonny Beyene, 39, of Millbrook Road West, was charged with theft from a shop.

This was in connection with several packets of laundry detergent being taken from the Co-op store on Shirley Road in September.

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The charge came as officers from the Millbrook and Redbridge Neighbourhood Policing team carried out targeted patrols in Shirley on Thursday, October 4.

This formed part of Hampshire Constabulary's Operation Gatewatch, which targets shoplifting and anti-social behaviour in the area.

Beyene is next due to appear at Southampton Magistrates Court on Friday, April 11 2025.

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