store and returning it eight days later because he couldn't get it to
work. UPIreports:
Christopher Hooson, 33, was recorded by CCTV camerastaking the Android
tablet from the window display at the Jonny Kennedy store in Whitley
Bay, England. Store workers recognized him from the footage when he
came back eight days later to return the tablet, which prosecutors
said he was unable to work because he did not have the necessary
"equipment."
Prosecutor Lynne Russell said the tablet taken during the Nov. 11
theft was valued at about $78.
"He was taken to the police station. He admitted taking the item. He
said he saw it in the window and thought it would be cheap or free, as
it was in a charity shop, so took it," Russell said. "He took it and
realized it didn't work without further equipment, so returned it to
the shop." Hooson initially told the court the theft was an accident.
"I didn't intend to steal it. I forgot I had it in my bag, so I
returned it when I noticed."
Hooson, who admitted his version of events "sounds ridiculous,"
eventually admitted during questioning by District Judge Bernard
Begley that his story was not true. "It's not very nice to steal from
a charity shop. At least some sense eventually returned to you and you
returned the item. However, it is a particularly mean offense," Begley
said.
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