Darren Bain, who persistently begged in Hitchin town centre, will spend 21 weeks behind bars
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A man who stole and persistently begged in Hitchin town centre has been sentenced to 21 weeks in prison.
Darren Bain, 43, of no fixed address, will also be the subject of a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) when he is released.
Bain appeared at Stevenage Magistrates’ Court on April 14. He had been arrested and charged in March for shoplifting and in relation to his persistent begging.
Under his three-year CBO, Bain is not permitted to enter North Herts, and is to refrain from causing nuisance to the public and presenting himself in a manner that could be deemed as begging in England and Wales.
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