Prolific Maryport shoplifter went on stealing spree while pregnant
Melissa Ridley
A prolific and persistent shoplifter who snatched alcohol, meat, washing powder and razor blades as she plundered shops in four different Cumbrian towns has been jailed for 20 months.
Melissa Jayne Ridley, 35, stole hundreds of pounds worth of goods from stores in Maryport, Workington, Whitehaven and Wigton despite being subject to a court-imposed criminal behaviour order, which banned her from even entering the premises.
Ridley stole from different shops on the same day with her offending â which occurred between July and December last year â getting under way a matter of months after she was released from a prison sentence handed down for previous offending.
Author of the article: Elliot Ferguson
Publishing date: Dec 10, 2020 • December 10, 2020 • 3 minute read The SS Keewatin at the Port McNicoll dock in 2016. The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston is in negotiations to acquire the ship for a dry dock display. Photo by Mehreen Shahid /Postmedia Network
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KINGSTON Community volunteers in Port McNicoll are ramping up a public relations campaign to prevent a historic steamship from being moved to Kingston.
Last month, the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, restored to its Ontario Street property after buying it back from a developer last year, announced it was working with the owners of the SS Keewatin to bring it to Kingston.