A burglar targeted a "vulnerable" person's home and stole over £200 cash and tobacco.
David Hogg carried out a burglary at a bungalow in Finchale Square, West Auckland on the night of March 18, 2020, and stole £250 cash and "tobacco products". The 41-year-old was said to have targeted the home while the homeowner was inside as it was within a "community of elderly residents".
Hogg, of Maude Terrace, Bishop Auckland, appeared at Durham Crown Court on Thursday for a deferred sentence hearing and avoided a jail sentence. The court heard that as Hogg had made "good progress" since the offence, a suspended sentence could be imposed.
