Third-strike burglar John Thompson made subject of criminal behaviour order A CRIMINAL behaviour order (Crasbo) has been issued against a man who has stolen from and burgled the homes of townsfolk often while purporting to be canvassing for work as a handyman. The five-year Crasbo forbids John Oliver Thompson from knocking at doors touting for odd-job work, or asking for money for any other reasons, while he must not remain on other people’s property when asked to leave. It was issued at Durham Crown Court as Thompson, now a “third-strike” burglar, was jailed for three years for a spate of offences, some inflicted on people with vulnerabilities, all committed in Ferryhill late last year.
Dealer caught with bag of cannabis in boot must pay £3,272 crime proceeds A STREET dealer in cannabis and prescription-type drugs has been ordered to make a £3,272 crime proceeds payment. Police found a quantity of cannabis and an extendable baton in the boot of Dean Niles’ Renault Clio car, when he was stopped on Cuthbert Avenue, Durham, at 12.20pm on April 18, 2019. Durham Crown Court was told on examination the cannabis weighed 28 grams, with an estimated value in street sale terms of £280. A subsequent search of his home address led to the recovery of a total of 1,185 pills of five different prescription-type class C drugs.