A REPEAT offender has been banned from a raft of supermarkets and retails stores across Dorset.

Kai Leonard Little has received a criminal behaviour order, which will be in operation.

The order stats that he must not enter any Boots, Tesco, Asda, Co-operative or Marks and Spencer’s stores in the county of Dorset.

Little, 23 and of no fixed abode, must also not enter any retail premises in Bournemouth town centre, be in possession of scissors within a public place or remain in any Dorset shop, commercial or hospitality premises if asked to leave by staff.

The criminal behaviour order was issued the bench at Poole Magistrates’ Court during a hearing on August 26 following an application by police.

A spokesperson for the Bournemouth Central Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “We are committed to doing all we can to protect our communities and local businesses from prolific offenders such as Kai Little and officers have worked hard to compile evidence to secure this criminal behaviour order, which is one of a number of tools we can use to help prevent repeat offending.

“We hope this order will result reduce the impact of this defendant’s offending behaviour and would urge members of the public to work with us to help enforce the order by reporting any potential breaches to Dorset Police.”

As reported, Little was jailed for eight months at Poole Magistrates’ Court on April 27 after he went on a five-month crime spree. The defendant pleaded guilty to 11 charges along with two court order breaches.

His offending included possession of a knife in a public place, six counts of theft from a shop, assault by beating, a non-dwelling burglary, criminal damage and resisting a police constable.

The burglary took place at IT Support Business Ltd at Richmond House in Richmond Hill, Bournemouth.

He was found in possession of a knife in Sway on February 4.

His theft offences saw him steal various items, including alcohol, from various retail premises across the BCP Council area, including Marks and Spencers, Nisa Stores and Aldi.

Criminal behaviour orders are available to any criminal court following conviction for any criminal offence. The order is aimed at tackling the most serious and persistent offenders where their behaviour has brought them before a criminal court. They replaced the anti-social behaviour order (ASBO).