Burnham pair Tegan Ford and Louise Jeffrey charged with 22 theft offences

Paul JonesAugust 26, 20250 Comment0

TEGAN Shay Ford and Louise Jeffrey – of Burnham-on-Sea – have been charged with 22 counts of theft between them.

The pair, both of Highbridge Road, Burnham, are due to appear at Taunton Deane Magistrates’ Court on September 8.

Ford, 29, has been charged with 13 separate offences of theft from a shop between June 17 and August 12, while 49-year-old Jeffrey faces nine charges for the same offence between June 17 and August 9 this year.

Both have been released on conditional bail not to enter any retail premises in Burnham-on-Sea in the company of one another until their next court appearance.

PC Thomas Highton, officer in the case, said: “Shop theft is not a low-level crime; it has a significant impact on businesses, customers, retail staff, and even wider communities.

“Crimes of this nature will not be tolerated, and we will do everything we can to seek justice to ensure our communities and businesses feel safe, and offenders are brought to justice.

“We are working with businesses and other commercial groups, with whom we have good relationships with, to make it easier and faster form them to report incidents, provide CCTV footage and statements which are important in helping us to secure charges.

“We would encourage everyone to report any incident to police as soon as possible so that we can take action as a priority, particularly where violence is used.”