Peter Hallam sentenced at Yarmouth after Norwich burglary

Peter Hallam, 49, was involved in a burglary that saw the e-scooters worth about £3,260 and two laptops stolen.

Hallam and an accomplice had been drinking in the city before they decided to burgle Meridian Computer Systems in Keelan Close.

Today Hallam appeared at court for sentencing after he had previously admitted burgling the premises.

Appearing at Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court for sentencing, the court was told that Hallam, of London Road South, Lowestoft, and a friend had been drinking in the city on March 28.

Six e-scooters and two laptops were stolen from the business in Keelan Close, Norwich (Image: Google) The friend, who is yet to be sentenced for the burglary, is said to have told Hallam there were valuable items at the business

They then forced entry to the business and stole the six e-scooters, worth a combined estimated value of £,3260, and two laptops.

The court was told that Hallam had a cut on his hand and had bled inside the premises which is what led to the police arresting him.

Magistrates also heard that 97 of Hallam's 225 previous convictions were for "dishonesty offences" and he had been convicted for five previous burglaries.

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Hallam's probation officer told magistrates that Hallam had recently lost his mother from cancer and that one of the last things he promised her was that he would "stay out of trouble".

The court heard that he is "determined" to turn his life around and has recently moved into his address with a girlfriend who he has been with for a year.

Peter Hallam pictured leaving Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court (Image: Bruno Brown) Prior to this, the court was told, Hallam had been sofa surfing while suffering from drug and alcohol abuse.

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Hallam was sentenced to a 24-month community order that requires him to comply with a drug rehabilitation programme and wear a monitoring tag for four months.

In addition, he was ordered to pay a total of £214 in charges to the court.

Magistrates decided that a compensation fee "was not necessary" despite the stolen goods never being recovered.