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Man gets eight-month sentence after reoffending days after release

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC · How we work

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Michael Bogle, 38, received an eight-month sentence after reoffending within days of early release.
He stole over £100 of laundry detergent from north-London supermarkets in the four days after his 1 October 2026 release.
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist described the rapid reoffending as “astonishing” for frontline policing.
The early-release scheme targets freeing about 4,500 offenders in ten months, drawing criticism from Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp.

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Michael Bogle, 38, received an eight-month sentence after reoffending within days of early release.
He stole over £100 of laundry detergent from north-London supermarkets in the four days after his 1 October 2026 release.
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist described the rapid reoffending as “astonishing” for frontline policing.
The early-release scheme targets freeing about 4,500 offenders in ten months, drawing criticism from Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp.