RachelGorman commented Prolific thief who stole Hotel Chocolat Easter eggs jailed to...

A prolific thief who took more than £50 worth of Easter eggs has been jailed in a bid to "protect Nottingham's shopkeepers".Alan Brown, of Victoria Avenue, Sneinton, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, despite claiming that he could not remember committing either offence.The 42-year-old drug user, who appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday, promised a supporter in the public gallery that he would write to his mother as he was led away to serve his 15-week prison