Shop stays closed until shutters fitted after £12k raids
THERE’S NO POINT REOPENING YET, SAYS OWNER AFTER BURGLARS JAILED
A DERBY shop owner whose city centre store was broken into twice says there is “no point in opening again yet” despite both burglars now having been jailed.
Kevin Wibberley said hearing that the men are now behind bars after smashing their way in The Eye Gallery was “no compensation” to him as the stolen stock is still missing.
The 56-year-old, of Repton, is hopeful that, once he can afford to get shutters fitted to the Sadler Gate shop, he will be back open for business.
Last month, homeless Ryan Reynolds was jailed for 50 weeks after admitting forcing his way into Mr Wibberley’s shop on May 3 and stealing the till which contained £150.
Now a second man, Joshua Fournillier, steal almost 80 pairs of designer sunglasses, has also been jailed for stealing spectacles and frames. They more than £12,000 of stock from the are yet to be recovered. store, which Mr Wibberley has run After being arrested and charged, for 33 years. the 25-year-old, of Green Lane,
The owner said he still Derby, pleaded guilty to has not been able to open burglary and a second since the second breakin, charge of stealing a on June 22, which bicycle from outside he said has been a the post office in “huge blow” to the Babington Lane on business. June 8.
He said: “There’s no He has a number of point in opening until previous convictions for we can get shutters, otherwise offences including assault we’ll just get broken Jailed: Joshua and theft.
Fournillier into again. Magistrates jailed him for 41
“I’m getting some quotes together at weeks and ordered him to pay a £156 the moment as the council said I can victim surcharge. get shutters now. Mr Wibberley has previously told
“It’s been a nightmare really. I’m the Derby Telegraph: “I’ve never had sure the judge has seen fit to give that this problem ever before. The lowlifes sentence (to Fournillier) but for me, took all my designer stock. there will be no compensation and “I’m not insured either because the none of my stock has been found. It’s a company went bust. total loss for us.” “But I wouldn’t want to throw the
Fournillier smashed his way into the towel in just yet, footfall is slow around Eye Gallery at around 3am on June 22. Sadler Gate but it will become a good Once inside he broke into cabinets to area again.”