A burglar with 124 previous convictions who broke into three homes in one night and crashed a stolen car into a school fence has walked free.
Darren Weatherston targeted properties near his then-home in Blyth, Northumberland, leaving families distressed. In one of the break-ins, he stole a car, which he wrote off nearby and caused significant damage to a school fence and bollards.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the burglaries all took place in the early hours of April 30 this year within a 200-metre radius of his home.
