Overview
- Staffordshire Police secured a Criminal Behaviour Order that bans 41-year-old Arran Ardayfio of Kingsbury, Warwickshire, from all Aldi and Next stores across the county until April 2, 2029.
- Ardayfio admitted five counts of shop theft after targeting Next at Ventura Retail Park and Aldi on Glascote Road in Tamworth.
- Police said he stole about £580 of goods during offences recorded between August 12, 2025 and January 8, 2026.
- A Criminal Behaviour Order is a court order that restricts what an offender can do and turns any breach into a crime that can lead to jail.
- PC Shannon Fearn said the measure helps tackle repeat offending and offers some closure to the affected stores.