NASSAU-A compulsive thief has been jailed for stealing five bottles of bath wash from Super Value.
Clarenton Johnson, 52, of First Street, Coconut Grove, committed the thefts after leaving mass on November 7.
An off-duty police arrested Johnson after he left the store.
Johnson had stuffed the stolen items into his suit, the court heard.
The officer brought Johnson back to the shop and alerted the store manager, who called police.
In an interview, Johnson admitted stealing the items, worth $44.75.
He told the officers, “I just can’t stop stealing.”
Johnson, who has a long history of petty thefts, has been jailed for two months for his latest crime.
