First shoplifters to be tagged revealed by police

The first shoplifters to be fitted with electronic tags have been revealed by Sussex Police.

Barry Farthing, 41, and Victoria Hale, 50, have been ordered to wear the tags for 12 months and avoid specific areas containing supermarkets in East Sussex.

Sussex Police said it was the first force in the country to tag prolific shoplifters as part of a drive to cutdown on reoffending.

The area's police and crime commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne is leading a pilot project which is using the GPS technology to track the movements of repeat offenders and deter crime.