A serial thief has been banned from wearing wigs in shops as she was jailed over a shoplifting spree.

Rachael Cole, 44, stole goods worth £964 from shops in Hook and Liphook in Hampshire between 10 November and 1 December.

The defendant, of Warren Close, in Whitehill, Hampshire, admitted four counts of theft at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court and was jailed for 36 weeks.

Image: Rachael Cole. Pic: Hampshire Constabulary

Cole was also made subject to a criminal behaviour order, which prohibits her from wearing a hairpiece or face covering in a shop.

The measure was imposed after she wore a wig to disguise herself as she stole seven bags of dog food from Sainsbury's in Liphook.

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