Michelle Pring has been fined
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A 49-year-old woman stole a valuable vase by stuffing it in her shopping bag - and walking out of a gallery.
Michelle Pring, 49, picked up a £280 vase from its display to slip it into her bag when gallery staff weren't looking.
But Pring didn't realise she was being watched by CCTV - and the theft was being recorded
Michelle Pring, 49, picked up a £280 vase from its display to slip it into her bag when gallery staff weren't looking.
But Pring didn't realise she was being watched by CCTV - and the theft was being recorded
The video showed Pring looking at the distinctive handmade vase while browsing around the Victoria Fearn Gallery in Cardiff.
She then looks at other items before returning to the large blue vase and stealing it.
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Gallery owner Victoria, 38, posted the images on Facebook pleading for help and her post was shared 3,000 times.
Police were later able to track down Pring from the images and hauled her to court.
Pring, of Ely, Cardiff, pleaded guilty to theft at Cardiff Magistrates' Court and was fined £120 and ordered to pay compensation of £280.
Gallery owner Victoria, 38, posted the images on Facebook pleading for help and her post was shared 3,000 times.
Police were later able to track down Pring from the images and hauled her to court.
Pring, of Ely, Cardiff, pleaded guilty to theft at Cardiff Magistrates' Court and was fined £120 and ordered to pay compensation of £280.
She was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Speaking after the sentence, Victoria said: "I am delighted to announce the police arrested the suspect.
"We have now finally heard that the court have ordered compensation of the full value of the vase theft.
"A great result and hopefully people will think twice before they think they can get away with their actions."
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