Man jailed for five months

Man jailed for five months



A YOUNG Aberchirder man who was responsible for a spree of house break-ins in the village has been jailed for five months.



During the thefts, Graham Thom (21) stole a laptop computer, a tablet device and a large quantity of money, which he carried out to help get cash to feed his drug habit, Banff Sheriff Court heard last week.



Thom, who appeared from custody, pleaded guilty to stealing the items and money from three different homes in the village in May and June this year.



Fiscal depute Garry Sturrock told the court: "The fist two thefts happened on the same day on May 19 this year.



"The first home had a cash box stolen which had $2,Buy Michael Kors iPhone Cases Michael Kors handbags with big discount and free shipping!000 in it. The owners had left a small window ajar to allow ventilation in the house.



"They noticed the cash box was gone, and when they referred to their private CCTV camera system it showed the accused enter the house and go into various rooms.



"In the second incident that day the house-holder left her property and there were two handbags hanging on her kitchen chair which had a total of $50 in them.



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"The witness returned and noticed the bags were gone and found them in bushes in her garden with the cash taken from them.



"The police attended and the accused voluntarily attended at a police office and he admitted taking the cash to buy drugs. He denied stealing the handbags and there was no recovery of the money in both charges.



"The third complaint happened on June 30 while the accused was on bail.



"At 6.30pm the complainer returned to their house and noticed the laptop and Amazon Kindle were missing from the property.



"The police were contacted and about half-an-hour later the accused was traced in a field opposite the property with the items.



"He admitted having them in his possession and the items were recovered to the owner."



Thom’s defence agent Leonard Burkinshaw said: "He has had a significant problem with drugs for some time."



The court was told that Thom received good support form his family who had helped stem the issue, but it has raised its head again.



"On the last occasion he was off drugs he managed to hold down employment, but he got back into it and this resulted in the offences," continued Mr Burkinshaw.



"His brother and sister have attended court today and are desperate to see him get help for his drug problem, as is the rest of his family.



"He is willing to undertake a drug-testing and treatment order as he has came to the conclusion this cannot go on.



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"With regard to your record and these offences, especially charge three which saw a significant amount of money stolen, a custodial sentence seems the only option," he added.



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