Thief admits to targeting spirits in shoplifting sprees
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A young man has admitted to a string of shop thefts where hard liquor was always the target.
Jack Mountford-Holding, 28, of Oxford Street in Leigh, appeared before Wigan justices to plead guilty to eight charges of stealing bottles whiskey, bourbon and rum, together worth hundreds of pounds, from Morrisons, Asda and B&M stores between June and November last year.
He also admitted to possessing a knife in Morrisons on November 5 and cannabis possession on November 17.
He was released on unconditional bail until he is sentenced at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Thursday November 16.