Criminal Behaviour Order granted for prolific shoplifter in Runnymede

A prolific shoplifter who targeted shops in Runnymede has been granted a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) for two years.

Surrey Police said Nathan Patrick, 32, from Addlestone has been targeting shops in Runnymede over the last year despite interventions such as community protection warnings, which he breached within a matter of weeks and months of them being issued.

Image of Nathan Patrick. Picture courtesy of Surrey Police

placeholder image — Image of Nathan Patrick. Picture courtesy of Surrey Police

The force said the order prohibits Patrick from a number of things which include:

Not entering Waitrose in Addlestone, Aldi in Chertsey, Sainsbury’s in Guildford Street, Chertsey, and any shop or retail premises he has been officially banned from
Not behaving in a manner that causes or is likely to cause unreasonable annoyance and/or disturbance towards any other person, in any public place in the Borough of Runnymede
Not entering Surrey Towers as shown on the map
He must when entering a shop or business have the means to pay for any items selected and place all items for purchase into the baskets/trolleys provided and nowhere else until they are paid for and leave basket/trolley behind
He must produce a receipt when requested to do so by members of staff of the shop selling goods he is in
He must be appropriately dressed in public, and only use designated public toilets to urinate in.

Area Nathan Patrick is prohibited from entering under the terms of the CBO (Surrey Towers)

Surrey Police said the order is in effect until September 8, 2027, and if Patrick does anything which he is prohibited from in the order, he is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment, or to a fine.

Inspector Ian Nash, Runnymede Borough Commander said: “Patrick has caused a lot of distress to members of the public and business owners across the county.

“His behaviour will not be tolerated, which hopefully the outcome of this CBO highlights to our local communities.

“I would like to thank the members of the public who responded to our media appeal earlier in the year as you helped us identify Nathan Patrick as the person we wanted to identify following a report of outraging public decency and criminal damage on a bus travelling from Woking to Addlestone.

“If anyone sees Patrick breaching his CBO, please do contact us.”

Breaches of the conditions of a CBO can lead to arrest. The police rely on members of the public to report this information, and you can do so by calling 101 (always call 999 in an emergency). Any information you give will be treated confidentially.