Burglar targeted underwear drawer
TEENAGER Dean Walmsley was caught by a woman in her home.
Linda Bridges heard a noise when she returned to her Leek property at 12.30pm on March 24 this year.
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She went to investigate and noticed her front door was open.
Prosecutor Phillip Beardwell told Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court yesterday the 59-year-old victim went upstairs and saw the defendant leaving a bedroom.
Walmsley said he was looking for his grandmother who had moved to the area.
The court heard nothing was taken from Mrs Bridges's home but her underwear in a drawer had been disturbed.
Walmsley, aged 18, of Selborne Road, Leek, pleaded guilty to burglary with intent to steal.
David Pojur, defending, said Walmsley has no previous convictions for burglary and asked for a current community order, in which he has been making good progress, to continue.
Judge Granville Styler agreed and told Walmsley to complete 200 hours' unpaid work.
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by Emma, cheadle
Friday, April 22 2011, 12:11AM
“cant any of you leave my boyfriend alone??? hes no sick pervert. there hav been many of people who go into houses and try rob the place, its just that whilst he was doing this robbery he opened the underwear draw but would anyother burgler? see my point weel anyway hes changed now so just leave him alone!!!! hes no pervert!!!!”
by Warren, Meir
Tuesday, July 07 2009, 10:19AM
“Bemused...Stoke, His Grandmother more then likly didn't want him rooting though her knicker draw...lol. Come on, funnist think about the court reports are what the silly defence had to say about it, it has me in tears sometimes.”
by Bemused, Stoke
Saturday, July 04 2009, 11:13AM
“If his grandmother has recently moved to the area, why has she not told him where she lives?
Or, more to the point, why do defence solicitors allow their clients to offer such ridiculous excuses to a court and expect the court to believe such rubbish!”
by richard jerome, stoke
Friday, July 03 2009, 11:13AM
“thank god for that 200 hours community service that will stop him commiting crime again. Maybe its his first burglary offence because he has never been caught before”
by ST, Stoke
Friday, July 03 2009, 10:28AM
“Rummaging through a knicker draw??! Thats a crime not to be sniffed at!”