Man charged with 15 offences – Oxford

Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been charged with 15 offences, including burglary, shoplifting and common assault, in Oxford.

Dominic Walls, aged 32, of Holloway Road, Witney, was charged with nine counts of burglary, five counts of shoplifting, and one count of common assault on Tuesday (18/2).

The charges relate to the theft of various items from Sainsbury’s stores in St Aldate’s, St Clement’s Street and Walton Street on multiple occasions between 13 January and Sunday (16/2). The common assault charge relates to a male security guard at Sainsbury’s in St Aldate’s, aged in his twenties, being pushed to the ground on 1 February.

Walls was remanded in custody and appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. He was released on conditional court bail until Thursday (27/2).

JD

Notes to editors:

The charges relate to:

• The theft of chocolate bars and coffee worth £93.67 from Sainsbury’s on St Clement’s Street on 13 January.
• The theft of chocolate bars worth £265.50 from Sainsbury’s on Park End Street on 19 January.
• The theft of ice cream worth £127 from Sainsbury’s on St Aldate’s on 20 January.
• The theft of alcohol worth £90.50 from Sainsbury’s on St Clement’s Street on 29 January.
• The theft of alcohol worth £82 from Sainsbury’s on Walton Street on 31 January.
• A male security guard in his twenties being pushed to the ground and the theft of scratch cards worth £50 from Sainsbury’s on St Aldate’s on 1 February.
• The theft of scratch cards worth £20 from Sainsbury’s on St Aldate’s and scratch cards worth £80 from Sainsbury’s on Walton Street on 3 February.
• The theft of whiskey worth £82 from Sainsbury’s on Walton Street on 10 February.
• The theft of whiskey worth £82 from Sainsbury’s on Walton Street on 11 February.
• The theft of scratch cards worth £100 from Sainsbury’s on St Aldate’s and alcohol worth £66 from Sainsbury’s on Walton Street on Thursday 13 February.
• The theft of chocolate bars worth £120 from Sainsbury’s on St Aldate’s on Saturday (15/2).
• The theft of alcohol worth £44 from Sainsbury’s on St Clement’s Street on Sunday (16/2).