No jail for thieving postie

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2:20pm Thursday 12th March 2009


A POSTMAN from Worcester who admitted stealing the contents of parcels he was supposed to deliver has narrowly avoided a jail sentence.

Thomas Holloway had previously admitted two charges of theft and one of opening postal packets when he appeared at Worcester’s Magistrates court.

In total, the 24-year-old from Wood Terrace, Arboretum, Worcester, was caught opening nine parcels, stealing a computer game, and a search of his home uncovered £700 of electrical items stolen from parcels, including six iPods, three further computer games, three Nintendo DS consoles, two DVDs and a CD.

Magistrates sentenced Holloway to six months custody, suspended for 12 months, with 280 hours of unpaid work and £100 costs.