Woman jailed for six months after multiple thefts

A WOMAN has been jailed for six months after stealing and attempting to steal from people in Musselburgh.

Lisa Rybak, 39, was sentenced yesterday at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after pleading guilty last week to two charges of theft, one charge of attempted theft and to being in the grounds of a property with the intent to steal.

The incidents took place between 4.40pm and 5.30pm on August 1 and the victims were men and women, aged between 32 and 87, living in West Holmes Gardens and Manse Lane.