Five-Year City Ban For Leeds 'Lynx Thief'

Thursday, August 31, 2023A serial shoplifter dubbed ‘the Lynx thief’ by retailers over his prolific theft of deodorants to feed his solvent abuse has been given a five-year ban from Leeds city centre.Steven Betts regularly targeted stores in the city centre to steal cans of the deodorant and other aerosols, and assaulted staff when challenged.On July 10, he targeted the Poundland shop, in Lands Lane, and stole 29 cans of Lynx from the display. He was detained by store security after