The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Burglar stole to feed drug habit
A man who burgled a restaurant to feed his drug habit has been jailed for 15 months.
Dean Simpson, 32, of Millport Drive, Eye hid in the toilets of the Ishtar Lounge in St John’s Street, Peterborough in December. After staff left, Simpson wrenched the till open. He left with about £200.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a class A drug and one count of burglary. He was found guilty of possession of a bladed article.