Man jailed for stealing £3,000 e-bike from Kendal school
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 07:01 · Archive
Perry Stanley, 34, was jailed after stealing a £3,000 e-bike from a child at a Kendal school.
Perry Stanley, 34, was jailed at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty remotely from HMP Preston to theft charges. The court heard that on 24 June, Stanley climbed over the school fence at a Kendal school and stole a child's locked e-bike worth just over £3,000. He used materials capable of overriding the locking system in what prosecutor Peter Kelly described as showing 'a degree of some planning'. The bike was never recovered.
The schoolboy discovered the theft when he went to retrieve his bike from the school's bike shed, and became extremely upset when he realised it had been stolen. In addition to the e-bike theft, Stanley stole a £600 jacket from a tourist at Coral Island amusement centre in Blackpool on 3 September, which was later recovered and returned. He also stole £20 worth of groceries from Lidl in Kendal on 24 September.
Stanley's solicitor, Andy Gallagher, said his client was homeless and spending time in Blackpool when he stole the jacket, claiming he found the coat on the floor after it had fallen from a chair. The prosecutor urged magistrates to impose a Criminal Behaviour Order given Stanley's 13 previous convictions for theft, including a prior prison sentence for bike theft in Kendal.
How it is being reported
- Child left screaming after thief stole £3,000 e-bike from Kendal schoolA NOTORIOUS bicycle thief stole a locked-up £3,000 e-bike from a child after trespassing on school property in Kendal, a court heard.NW Evening Mail · 19 Oct, 06:00
- Child left screaming after thief stole £3,000 e-bike from Kendal schoolA NOTORIOUS bicycle thief stole a locked-up £3,000 e-bike from a child after trespassing on school property in Kendal, a court heard.Westmorland Gazette · 19 Oct, 06:00
In this story: Perry Stanley · South Cumbria Magistrates' Court · Kendal · Blackpool
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