A man who stole a charity collection box which contained cash for the Ukraine appeal and another in aid of a stroke unit has been jailed.. A member of staff at It’s Inn the Bank in Victoria Road, Netherfield, was distracted before the boxes were stolen at around 2.20pm on Tuesday 15 March 2022.
Police investigating the report arrested a man on Wednesday 23 March 2022 in connection with this incident. Calvin Henry, aged 56, of Querneby Road, Mapperley, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday 24 March 2022) charged with burglary.
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He was also charged with committing fraud by false representation in connection with separate allegations regarding use of a stolen bank card at a store in the Radford area of Nottingham on 25 February 2022.
Henry pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison for burglary and 6 weeks consecutive for fraud, making a total of 24 weeks. He has also been ordered to pay £200 compensation for the charity box and £78.98 for the fraud.
When the charity box thefts were discovered, the pub owner labelled the thief "the very worst of humanity". Owner David Murphy, 55, had said: "I couldn't believe it when I was told. It's disgusting. I can't imagine anybody going out to try and do this, it's pretty unbelievable. To them - it's just money. They don't think about anything else. They're the very worst of humanity."
Sergeant Rebecca O’Connor, of the Gedling neighbourhood policing team, said: “Nottinghamshire Police treats all reports of burglary and fraud incredibly seriously and continues to do all it can to seek justice for victims of these kind of distressing offences.”
