Third man jailed for Peterborough shipping container burglary
Mark Weekes was part of a group who used wheelie bins to steal from the container
A third man has been jailed in connection with the theft of items from a shipping container in Peterborough.
Mark Weekes, 48, was part of a group of men including Jamie Graham, 43, and Luke Nash, 42, who used wheelie bins to steal from the container behind Megadeals, in Lincoln Road, Millfield, on 18 August.
Police say Weekes had also been on a crime spree between 13 July and 11 August, stealing about £700 worth of items from One Stop, in St Pauls Road, New England, on five separate occasions.
He was jailed for 30 weeks and ordered to pay £400 in compensation after admitting the five shop thefts and non-dwelling burglary at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (17 September).
He was also given a three-year criminal behaviour order (CBO).
Detective Constable Emily Richardson said: “Weekes repeatedly targeted the same shop, which would have had a significant impact on staff.
“The CBO will give us greater powers to manage his offending as we will be able to arrest with every breach and put him before the courts.”