ASBOs given to three men trying to steal from Nottingham parking meters
THREE men have been handed anti-social behaviour orders by Nottingham magistrates after attempting to steal money from parking meters.
The men, who are known to work together, used screwdrivers and small strips of metal to insert into coin slots of parking meters to try to remove money.
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Nottingham Magistrates' Court
Leszek Lipski, 40; Miroslaw Kosmala, 53; and Marek Brandt, 48, all of no fixed abode have now been banned from carrying the tools and from tampering with parking machines.
Lipski was found guilty of two charges of attempted theft and two charges of going equipped for theft.
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In addition to his two-year asbo, which prevents him from being in possession of a screwdriver or any strips of metal, Lipski was handed a 13-week jail term.
Kosmala was convicted by magistrates of going equipped for theft after being found in possession of a strip of metal used for extracting money from city centre parking meters.
He was given an eight-week prison sentence, as well as his asbo.
Brandt was found guilty of being in possession of a screwdriver and other articles which could be used to tamper with parking meters. He didn’t receive an extra punishment.
Comments
by Neo_MadBadger
Wednesday, February 29 2012, 6:04PM
“reddog, one poster mentioning racist and xenophobic posts on this site once is hardly throwing those terms around like they're going out of fashion, now is it. Perhaps if you concentrated on some facts for once in even one of your posts instead of hyperbole people might take you more seriously.
Now, just to clear things up, my post on this thread yesterday was ironic. Obviously these people who robbed the meters are acting like entrepreneurs in a way and that is why I suggested that Barclays Bank might offer them employment, given what was in the news about that bank a day or so ago.”
by Reddog1865
Wednesday, February 29 2012, 4:48PM
“Oh dear, another leftwing fascist enters the fray by calling for more censorship and throwing terms like "racist" and "xenophobe" around like it's going out of fashion.
So let's get this straight, it's ok to occupy the market square for months regarding an issue very few people give a rats *** about but ok to close down debates you don't happen to agree with?!
HYPOCRITE – "a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings." Think that about sums you up doesn't it?”
by sime64
Wednesday, February 29 2012, 3:50PM
“Ah more of our Eastern European cousins that we were told would enrich our society.
How dare they rob us...Thats the councils job!”
by philstag3
Wednesday, February 29 2012, 3:25PM
“kpi99 - please explain?”
by kpi99
Wednesday, February 29 2012, 2:41PM
“I am surprised at the level of xenophobic and racist comments which are permitted on this site.”
by DannyTimlick
Wednesday, February 29 2012, 2:18PM
“so they got an asbo....im sure they wont dare go robbing parking meters again now.
We let them in,give them food and shelter and they repay us like this!”
by wortho48
Wednesday, February 29 2012, 1:56PM
“Send them back to where ever they came from , I think the word that the government use for them is undesirables and did not the government say that all law breakers and undesirables would be booted back to the country from which they came ... another lie by government to add to the hundreds of other lies they tell to get elected .”
by philstag3
Wednesday, February 29 2012, 10:29AM
“Lipski, Kosmala and Marek Brandt! I am going to assume that these guys originally didn't come from the UK. The thing that gets me is if they come to the country with no job, no place to stay (no fixed abode). Then they steal, why are they allowed to stay. Also when they are out and have no fixed abode, how are the ASBOs going to be policed.
They could move onto a town near you and do it all again.”
by starving
Wednesday, February 29 2012, 9:11AM
“Welcome to The UK . . .
Land of Endless Opportunities . . .”
by Rolyofpinxton
Tuesday, February 28 2012, 9:34PM
“How come there's no Polish people in EastEnders?”