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A man has been banned from EVERY shop in St Helens for the next five years.

Lee James Stuart, 28, was given a Criminal Behaviour Order after being convicted of shoplifting from a Co-Op on the town’s West End Road.

The order is valid for five years until 19 September 2022, and prohibits him from visiting any Co-Op, McColls, Tesco or Asda .

It also prohibits Stuart from visiting Schooner Wines, Salon 305 and any “self service shop” in the entire borough of St Helens.

If he breaks these rules or causes anyone “distress or alarm” in the next five years he will commit a criminal offence and could be sent to jail.

But this isn’t first time Stuart has been the subject of an order banning him from a strange place.

In 2008 the then 19-year-old was banned from entering every front and back garden in St Helens after being sentenced for fraud for taking money from a number of homeowners, promising to clean their windows but never doing the job.

Community Policing Constable Mark Semourson said: “We have listened to the concerns of businesses and the wider community and taken this action to reduce anti-social behaviour, crime and improve their quality of life.

“Criminal Behavioural Orders are proving to be an extremely effective tool in tackling persistent offenders. The successful application for a Criminal Behaviour Order for Stuart shows our commitment to dealing robustly with repeat offenders who have a negative impact on the community.”