CCTV captures drug user stealing child’s bike from a store in Derbyshire

The store’s CCTV footage shows McAllister stealing the 12-year-old boy’s bicycle

A 12 year-old boy’s bicycle was stolen from outside a supermarket in Derbyshire by a drug user who took the bike to sell in order to fund his habit. Unlucky for him though, CCTV footage taken by the store shows the drug user taking the boys’ bike.

Father of one, Keiron McAllister, took the boy’s £200 bicycle from outside the Sainsbury’s supermarket in Civic Way, Swadlincote where it was tied up. He then drove off on the bike. The young boy had rode his bicycle to the store and had tied it up securely at 3.45pm.

The drug user stole the 12-year-old boy’s bike from outside a Sainsbury’s supermarket

Another male was seen with McAllister removing the boy’s bicycle from the storage pole. One of them then rides off on the bike.

Officers recognised McAllister after watching CCTV footage that was captured via the store’s CCTV system, Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard.

The police went to McAllister’s home but the bike was nowhere to be found. He admitted to stealing it but said he’d sold it for £20. He apologised and said that he could try and get the bike back.

The theft took place on July 23, only five days before he went on to commit a shoplifting offence in which he was caught and given a community order.

Judge Jonathan Taaffe gave McAllister a new community order for six weeks, with curfew.

“A few days after you nicked this kids bike you decided to go out shoplifting,” said the Judge.

The CCTV footage from the store identified McAllister as the thief and during his interview he admits that he’s the one in the CCTV footage. McAllister pleads guilty to theft.

McAllister was ordered by Judge Taaffe to pay costs of £85, plus an £85 victim surcharge and had to pay £200 to the young boy whose bicycle he stole.

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