Thief Jailed for Chocolate Theft Spree Valued at £5,000 Across the UK

Ionit Rova targeted several stores, including nine Tesco shops and one Aldi. The thefts happened across the country, and his spree lasted from August to January.

Rova, a 20-year-old from Harrow, London, was sentenced to 10 weeks in jail at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Monday, February 17.

His stealing began on August 20, when he stole about £800 worth of stuff from a Tesco in Daventry, Northamptonshire. In September, he stole again, taking more items worth £800 from a Tesco in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

Three days later, he stole £600 worth of chocolate from a Tesco in Princes Risborough, also in Buckinghamshire. On October 15, Rova stole £500 worth of candy from a Tesco in Faringdon, Oxfordshire.

He stole again on Halloween night, taking £400 worth of chocolate from the Tesco in Warfield, Berkshire. Rova’s sixth theft involved £600 worth of goods, stolen from a Tesco in Swaffham, Norfolk, on Friday, November 13.

Later that day, he stole another £300 worth of stuff from a Tesco in Dereham, also in Norfolk. On November 25, he stole £502.50 worth of chocolate from a Tesco in Leatherhead, Surrey.

On December 2, he stole about £672 in goods from a Tesco in Oakham, Rutland. His last theft was on January 18, when he stole £238.14 worth of products from the Aldi in Wokingham, Berkshire.