Shoplifter David Cullen banned from Aldi and all Morrisons stores in New Milton after admitting string of thefts

A SHOPLIFTER who stole more than £200 of food and drink in a string of thefts has been banned from several New Milton stores.

David Cullen (34), of Dinham Road, pleaded guilty to seven charges relating to items including vodka, meat, cheese and sweets stolen between 12th December 2024 and 24th January.

He hit the town’s Aldi, along with its three Morrisons Daily branches and Morrisons supermarket.

Cullen also admitted a charge of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour at the Morrisons store on Station Road on 16th January.

Adjourning sentencing for reports, a deputy district judge handed him conditional bail to return to Southampton Magistrates’ Court on 24th April.

This included an exclusion order forbidding Cullen from entering the Aldi and all Morrisons stores in New Milton.