Burglars car crushed

Date published: 23 August 2013


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The car of a thief which contained items stolen from a burglary has been crushed.

John Knight (DOB: 17/10/1990) of Rochdale was stopped in his car by police officers and the car was found to contain items stolen from a burglary.

The car was seized and Knight was arrested for the offence of burglary.

He was subsequently convicted of the offence and received an 18 month custodial sentence and a court order was obtained to crush his car.

Burglars car crushed
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