A man has been jailed after repeatedly breaching a criminal behaviour order (CBO) and carrying out a string of thefts in Harpenden.
Chris Caincross, 37, of no fixed abode, has been sentenced to 16 weeks in prison after breaching the order five times.
He also committed four shoplifting offences, including the theft of meat and chocolate from BP Harpenden.
He was first arrested by Sergeant Mark Essam on Friday (June 5) for breaches of his CBO and theft.
Cairncross appeared in court the next day where he was fined £200 and his existing suspended sentence was extended by a further 18 months.
However, just two days later, he was arrested again for a further breach of his CBO and theft of meat from BP Harpenden.
He was taken into custody for breaching the order after entering Sainsbury's Harpenden on June 2 and BP Harpenden on June 7.
On Tuesday (June 9) Cairncross was handed an eight-week prison sentence for the CBO breach and two weeks for the BP theft.
His suspended sentence was also activated and he was given a further eight weeks to run consecutively and was ordered to pay compensation to BP.
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Cairncross was given a five-year CBO in November last year for begging, defecating in the street, shouting, theft from shops and criminal damage.
Other offences included making non-verbal gestures to the public and leaving rubbish in Harpenden town centre.
Sergeant Essam said: "We have tried to help Cairncross on multiple occasions with housing and addiction with St Albans City and District Council as well as other agencies.
"Despite having a CBO, he continues to breach his conditions, so prison was the only option.
"Residents in Harpenden should not have to put up with his anti-social behaviour and his continual shoplifting.
"My team have worked hard to gather evidence to present to the court to help keep Harpenden town centre a lovely place to visit and work."
Cairncross is banned from Leyton Road, Church Green and Vaughan Road in Harpdenden.
He is also banned from the BP garage on Luton Road, Sainsburys, Boots, Co-op and Waitrose in Harpenden.
He must not sit in shop doorways or on the ground for the purposes of begging or in a manner that could be interpreted as begging.
Cairncross is also prohibited from leaving rubbish, sleeping bags or personal items unattended in Harpenden High Street.
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