Ipswich Man given suspended sentence for burglary offences – Suffolk Constabulary

A 37-year-old Ipswich man has been given a suspended prison sentence after admitting burglary offences at convenience shops in the town.

Scott Hyam, of Ramsgate Drive, appeared at Ipswich Magistrates Court on Wednesday 27 September, where he was sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for 17 months. He was also ordered to pay 1,285 in compensation.

Hyam had pleaded guilty to two offences as follows: an attempted burglary at the Co-op Daily shop on Woodbridge Road (at the junction with Brunswick Road) on 5 September; and a burglary at the Co-op in Hines Road on 6 September.

In both incidents two men were seen on CCTV to smash the glass in the front door of the buildings. No entry was gained to the Woodbridge Road shop, but in Hines Road the building was entered and approximately 2,500 worth of cigarettes and tobacco items were stolen.

Following police enquiries into these incidents, Hyam was identified as one of the offenders. The investigations remain open as the second suspect has not yet been identified.

Hyam had appeared before magistrates earlier this month, on Wednesday 13 September, when he admitted three other offences in Ipswich that had occurred after the incidents he was convicted of this week.

All three crimes occurred on Monday 11 September as follows: one count of burglary at the Co-op in Penshurst Road, where alcohol, tobacco and vaping products were stolen; and one count of attempted burglary at the Co-op in Clapgate Lane. In both of these incidents glass in the front doors was smashed.

The third charge was one of causing racially aggravated harassment by words, relating to comments made by Hyam when arrested.

The two burglary incidents had taken place between 4am and 4.40am and police were alerted to the alarm activation at the Penshurst Road shop.

Officers were immediately despatched and following a search of the local area, Hyam was located in Bucklesham Road at just after 5am. He was found to be bleeding and in possession of the stolen items. Blood had been found on the floor of the Co-op.

Hyam was sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months and ordered to pay 500 in compensation, along with 379 in other costs and charges. He was also given a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement and an Alcohol Abstinence Requirement, which orders him to abstain from consuming any alcohol for a period of 120 days.

Detective Sergeant Nathan Hails, of South CID in Ipswich, said: Crimes against businesses are not victimless, in this case costing the owners significant sums of money in damage, stock loss and general disruption to the running of the shop if they have to close for a period to clean up and make repairs.

Scott Hyam is very fortunate that the offences he was convicted for this week, took place prior to the suspended sentence he was handed on 13 September, otherwise he would now find himself in prison which will be the outcome if he is convicted of any further offences over the next year and a half.

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