Teenage father glued lock at Longton police station
A TEENAGER found himself in court after he was caught on CCTV supergluing a door lock in a police station.
Andrew Ball used the powerful adhesive to glue the lock of the inquiry office at Longton police station, where he was attending a probation appointment.
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Now the 18-year-old has been hauled before a court after he admitted a charge of damaging a door belonging to Staffordshire Police.
Prosecutor Geoff Gibson told the hearing at North Staffordshire Justice Centre: "On the afternoon of February 5 this year a police officer discovered that the lock on the door of the inquiry office could not be opened and it was found to have been super glued.
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"Closed-circuit television was viewed and the defendant was seen super gluing the lock."
Mr Gibson told how when Ball was interviewed about the incident he told police that it was a foolish thing to do and at the time had offered to pay for the damage.
Father-of-one Ball, of Leason Road, Meir, was given a conditional discharge for 12 months and ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge.
Deputy District Judge Simon Morgan Morgan sentenced the teenager yesterday.
He told him: "It was very foolish to super glue the lock.
"No doubt police found it incredibly irritating."
David Green, defending Ball, said his client regularly attended Longton Police Station because of probation requirements.
He said the teenager had been using the glue to mend a trainer. There had been a blob of the glue on the end of the tube and he had wiped it across the lock, he claimed.
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by FFDP1
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 4:48AM
“What a lovely way of saying It Hanley LJG.”
by Hanley_LJG
Tuesday, February 26 2013, 6:10PM
“He doesn't have enough sense to take himsel s**t, but he has a child!! What a society we live in”
by leachylee
Tuesday, February 26 2013, 1:42PM
“I have unfortunately known Andrew for many years and can guarantee it wont be the last time you see his name in the Sentinel, to quote from the last time he was in it (http://tinyurl.com/bdk6ufs) "He recognizes he needs to move away from offending, that has blighted him throughout his teens, and move on towards adulthood," Mr Dykes said. "He wants to find employment and move on with his life. He knows he needs to grow up." really grown up a lot hasn't he.”
by Ron DePlume
Tuesday, February 26 2013, 12:10PM
“He's as thick as his glue then. It takes a special kind of criminal not to realise Police Stations are covered by CCTV doesn't it?”
by FFDP1
Tuesday, February 26 2013, 11:01AM
“I would think any idiot would have the capabilities of gluing a lock Roob, no matter where he cones from. I thing the young man his showing good employment skills hear. Years ago we had such a job as being a Cobbler, many of them use to offer a key cutting and locksmith service to.”
by roob57
Tuesday, February 26 2013, 10:44AM
“oops typo the Meir”
by roob57
Tuesday, February 26 2013, 10:43AM
“He's from he Meir what sort of behaviour do you expect!”
by FFDP1
Tuesday, February 26 2013, 9:48AM
“Ball then complained of not being able to remove his foot from his trainer for a fortnight. "Its dreadful" he stated. "I have to take my weekly bath in it, sleep in the dammed thing, everything. I can't even cut my toe nails. I think the police are at fault hear, they let me do it. Anyone know the phone number to the IPCC."”
by FFDP1
Tuesday, February 26 2013, 9:36AM
“As you do.”
by johnygreenway
Tuesday, February 26 2013, 9:05AM
“Looks like the incident came to a sticky end for the lad”