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A prolific shoplifter who ignored an Asbo-style court order to carry on thieving has vowed: “I won’t step in a supermarket again.” Albert Ramsden, 23, made his pledge as magistrates were told he had continued to steal despite being banned from a number of stores. The cocaine addict fought back tears as he asked a court for one last chance to change his ways, telling them: “My family are sick of it all.” Magistrates were told Ramsden, from Faversham, had 12 previous convictions for 60 offences, including 45 thefts. In September 2021, he was given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) banning him fro…