Homeless man admits smashing Ipswich police station door
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 05:02 · Archive
Thomas Jeffries, 36, admitted six offences including criminal damage after smashing a police station door with a traffic cone base.
Thomas Jeffries, 36 and of no fixed abode, appeared before Suffolk Magistrates' Court facing six offences committed in Ipswich, Lowestoft and Felixstowe. CCTV captured him walking to the front entrance of Princes Street Police Station in Ipswich carrying the base of a traffic cone at around 2am on August 28. He threw the object at the glass door around nine times, causing it to smash. When later spoken to by police, Jeffries remarked: 'I did a little number to your doors, didn't I.'
Jeffries admitted four counts of criminal damage, one offence of resisting a police sergeant in the execution of her duty and one charge of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Three of the offences were committed in Lowestoft on September 10. The court heard Jeffries punched a business sign in the town centre, causing £234 worth of damage. Witnesses described him as 'agitated, angry and aggressive'.
When officers attempted to arrest him in Lowestoft, he resisted being handcuffed and used his body weight against them, requiring additional police assistance. A member of the public also helped restrain him. The police station was closed after the initial incident.
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- Man who smashed police station door with traffic cone was 'struggling with life'Thomas Jeffries admits six offences after smashing an Ipswich police station door with a traffic cone, resisting police and damaging vehicles in Suffolk.East Anglian Daily Times · 20 Oct, 04:30
- Man who smashed police station door with traffic cone was 'struggling with life'Thomas Jeffries admits six offences after smashing an Ipswich police station door with a traffic cone, resisting police and damaging vehicles in Suffolk.Ipswich Star · 20 Oct, 04:30
In this story: Thomas Jeffries · Princes Street Police Station · Suffolk Magistrates' Court · Ipswich · Lowestoft · Felixstowe
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