Repeat thief stole from sports club

A thief who stole a TV and more than £500 in cash in six burglaries on a sports club has been jailed.

Jack Hilton, 22, was arrested at his home in New Road, Peterborough city centre, on 18 November, after he was identified through CCTV as committing the burglaries at Peterborough Sports Football Club, in Lincoln Road, Millfield.

Between 7 November and 18 November, Hilton entered the building and stole the items, together with some alcohol.

He was jailed for nine months at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (19 November), after admitting six counts of non-dwelling burglary.

Inspector Sam Tucker, from the Peterborough Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), said: “Hilton’s actions had a significant impact on the club as they now have to deal with the damage he caused.

“I would like to thank the staff at the sports club for reporting this to us so we could arrest and put him before the courts.”