A racist thief hurled vile abuse at a shop worker before going on to burgle a restaurant in Durham a couple of months later.
Terry Atkin was caught on CCTV filling up a bag full of goods in a Co-op store and was challenged by an employee as he attempted to leave. Atkin then hurled vile racist abuse at the worker before becoming aggressive and overturning a trolley in an attempt to intimidate him.
Weeks later, Atkin, 33, carried out a burglary at Gussto Tapas Bar in Durham alongside Mark Turnbull, 41, and stole cash, 15 bottles of wine and laptops. Fortunately, the duo were identified by police from CCTV in the restaurant and soon arrested.
