Charged - Jason Keane, 50, of no fixed address, will appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court on April 8 (Image: Newsquest)
A SUSPECTED prolific shoplifter has been charged with a string of thefts in Colchester.
Jason Keane, of no fixed address, appeared before magistrates in Chelmsford on Monday accused of stealing from several Co-op stores in the city on 12 occasions between November last year and March this year.
He also faced a charge of stealing from Tesco in High Street last Friday, Essex Police said.
The 50-year-old was remanded in custody until his next hearing at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on April 8.
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