<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > Wickford crooks try to sell £2,000 of radio equipment</h1>
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" >: Senior Journalist Ellis Whitehouse</h1>
A thief tried to sell more than £2,000 worth of radio equipment stolen from the Amateur Radio Association.
Thomas Mann admitted to being issued a community order to enforce after disposing of stolen items belonging to the Amateur Radio Association early last year.
Kenley Close, 42, who lives in Wickford, was involved in the transfer of stolen goods to make a profit.
Bashirden Magistrates' Court was informed that between 18 January and 26 March last year, Mann had tried to sell a £999.95 radio receiver valued at the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Association based in Danbury.
The same thing happened on 15 February, when he sold a radio transceiver worth £1199.95 to make money for himself.
On 26 March, he removed the cables for the radio station worth £64.95.
In total, Thomas Mann stole £2264.85 worth of radio equipment.
The court learned that Mann knew each time that the stolen radio equipment he had sold was a stolen item.
Mann pleaded guilty to all three charges against him.
Based on Mann's plea request, the Magistrate's Bench decided to give Mann a community order, which will last until September 25 next year.
He must attend 12 days of mental health community sentencing, and 40 days of rehabilitation.
The magistrate also said Mann had to pay £1,000 in compensation to the stolen victims, less than half the amount of equipment he was trying to sell.
If Mann does not fulfill the requirements of his community order, it will become a separate offence and he may be brought back to court again.
source：echo-news.co.uk
Here comes the uncle:
Thieves who specialize in stealing radio equipment and selling stolen goods, speechless (⊙o⊙)...