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A wanted man has been jailed after police were 'inundated with phone calls' about him.

Officers shared an appeal to trace Sean Wilson last weekend after the 38-year-old stole items from shops in Sandwell .

The social media posts prompted Wilson to hand himself in to police.

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He went on to plead guilty to six thefts and failing to appear at court and was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison on November 18.

Following Wilson's appearance at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court, Sgt Jason Walters said: “Thanks to the power of social media my team were able to quickly locate and arrest Wilson.

“Wilson had been inundated with phone calls from people who knew

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