Lego crook who hit Basingstoke stores must pay back cash

Waitrose in Basing View <i>(Image: BDBC)</i>
Waitrose in Basing View (Image: BDBC)
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A man who stole £413 of Lego and meat from shops around Basingstoke has been ordered to pay compensation.

Michael Paice, 47, of Bays Court, Tadley, appeared at Southampton (West Hampshire) Magistrates Court on August 1.

He pleaded guilty to taking a quantity of Lego worth £273 from Toytown on February 8 and a quantity of Lego worth £140 from Waitrose on February 26.

The former John Lewis shop in Basing ViewWaitrose in Basing View (Image: BDBC)

He also pleaded guilty to taking a quantity of meat from Marks and Spencer on February 13.

The court heard that Paice had spent time in custody.

He was ordered to pay £140 compensation to Waitrose and £273 to Toytown, with no order for court costs as compensation was seen as the priority.

No compensation was awarded for the theft from Marks and Spencer.

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