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Designer Thief Steals 905 Handbags

A 48-year old woman who stole 905 designer handbags has been sentenced to 18-months in jail.

Jayne Rand from Wiltshire in Wales astounded judges with the “professionalism” of her operation, which netted the 48-year old mother-of-two approximately AU $150,000.

"How you got away with it for so long without being caught was deeply remarkable," Judge Rhys Rowlands told Rand during sentencing, the BBC reports.

"You showed professionalism and that is why you went undetected for so long. You travelled the country with the sole purpose of theft and you made a successful albeit dishonest business of selling stolen handbags. It's sad and unusual to see a woman of 48 with previous good character up before the court for such a protracted and serious dishonesty."

Although Rand reportedly “bitterly regrets” everything she’s done according to defense attorney Andrew Taylor, she’s now facing the consequences for a crime she felt “almost immune” to committing.

Rand was apprehended by police in a shopping centre in Cwmbran, south Wales, with her 905th stolen bag after being spotted acting suspicious.

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