Good News Wednesday 11 April
Sentenced To 22 Months For Stealing Gardening Equipment, Leamington
During the night of
Saturday 12th into the early hours of 13th February 2011 a number of
sheds were burgled in the allotments in Cubbington. On the afternoon of
13th February aware of the crimes officers stopped a van in Leamington
Spa which was towing a trailer that appeared to be full of items of
garden equipment and tools. The occupants of the vehicle were arrested
on suspicion of stealing the items during a burglary.
A vast number of items were seized, all of which were suspected as being
stolen. Following extensive enquiries including appeals for owners to
come forward to identify property and Smartwater checks, a significant
number of the items were identified as having being stolen from the
Cubbington Allotments and other areas in Warwick District.
In July 2011 Timothy Harrington, 48 years old, from Leamington Spa was
arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods. He later pleaded guilty
at court to to ten counts of handling stolen property. On 4 April
Harrington appeared before Warwick Crown Court where he was sentenced to
22 months in prison.
A number of other items were recovered, which were suspected of being
stolen - however police were unable to prove this as their owners could
not be traced. The use of Smartwater has greatly assisted in tracking
down the true owners, meaning their possessions have been returned and
contributing to the sentence Harrington received.
Smartwater is available through your coordinator at the greatly reduced price of £15
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