Thief admits stealing four CCTV cameras from AFC Telford United stadium costing club thousands
A man has admitted stealing expensive CCTV cameras from a Shropshire football club on two occasions, causing thousands of pounds of damage.
Wayne Titley, aged 50, broke into AFC Telford United's SEAH Stadium in Wellington on September 14 and September 17 this year alongside another person.
On both occasions two CCTV cameras were ripped from their bases, causing £4,000 in damage total (£1,000 per camera).
Titley, previously of Crescent Road in Hadley, Telford, was identified and charged with criminal damage and theft. He has now pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and two of criminal damage.
"The defendant attended Telford's stadium with one other, climbed a roof and snapped the cameras from the wall, ripped the cameras from the wall," prosecutor Fahad Gazge told Telford Magistrates Court on Friday (October 10).
"It happened on several occasions. It's caused thousands of pounds in damage and a lot of cameras have gone missing."
Sentencing was adjourned to a later date. Titley was remanded in custody.