A 26-year-old man has been charged with 23 shoplifting offences at various stores across Willenhall, West Midlands Police said.
Dylan Goodall appeared at Walsall Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for a first hearing, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges. The offences allegedly took place between 14 September and 29 December 29 last year.
The case has been scheduled a trial for 24 February at Walsall Magistrates’ Court. Goodall was remanded into custody and will attend a bail application hearing on 7 January .
The arrest was made by neighbourhood officers in Willenhall as part of Operation Marigold, a recent initiative launched by the Walsall Local Policing Area to combat shoplifting across the borough.