Woman jailed after stealing bank cards, cash, laptop, jar of 5ps and more from vulnerable people in Northampton

Jasmin Cerise Norton was sentenced at Northampton Crown Court on October 24, after she pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and three counts of theft from a dwelling.

The 33-year-old, alongside an accomplice, entered a man’s address in Knightscliffe Way on January 29. She used a key from the key safe box on the outside of the property. The pair stole a laptop and the man’s bank card, which was used fraudulently at a nearby shop.

Later that day, they forced their way into a man’s home in Ambush Street and stole coins from his pocket, a phone, a laptop and a jar of 5p coins.

On February 4, Norton entered an address in Monarch Road, after asking the occupant to use the bathroom. She stole a wallet, bank card and cash. She had stolen cash from the same address a week earlier.

Detective Constable Shannon Mellish from the Force’s Burglary Team said: “I am really pleased to see Jasmine Norton handed this custodial sentence as it demonstrates the seriousness with which the police and the courts take crimes such as this.

“Norton stole from vulnerable people, often those who trusted her. This is despicable behaviour, and I hope she spends her time in prison reflecting on her poor choices with a view to making better ones when she is released."

Norton was sentenced to three years and one month in prison. Three restraining orders were also issued against her for each victim which will last until 2031.