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A man who stole cash and belongings from train passengers has been banned from entering London for two years. | A man who stole cash and belongings from train passengers has been banned from entering London for two years. |
Peter Abbott, 46, repeatedly boarded trains to take items from overhead racks, Southwark Crown Court was told. | Peter Abbott, 46, repeatedly boarded trains to take items from overhead racks, Southwark Crown Court was told. |
When he was arrested in April, police discovered £280 in cash hidden between his buttocks. | When he was arrested in April, police discovered £280 in cash hidden between his buttocks. |
Abbott was banned from going inside the M25 for two years and given a six-month suspended jail sentence. He must also stay at his father's Liverpool address. | Abbott was banned from going inside the M25 for two years and given a six-month suspended jail sentence. He must also stay at his father's Liverpool address. |
Recorder Deborah Champion said: "That will prevent you from coming to London stations to steal." | Recorder Deborah Champion said: "That will prevent you from coming to London stations to steal." |
Abbott was filmed on CCTV stealing a coat and £685 from a passenger on a service from Waterloo on 10 April. | |
He was stopped by police four days later when he was found with a wallet and credit cards taken from a man at Euston station, as well as the cash secreted in his pants. | He was stopped by police four days later when he was found with a wallet and credit cards taken from a man at Euston station, as well as the cash secreted in his pants. |
The court heard Abbott had 44 previous convictions and a drug problem. | The court heard Abbott had 44 previous convictions and a drug problem. |
He was also given a 12-month supervision order and ordered to join a drug rehabilitation programme. | He was also given a 12-month supervision order and ordered to join a drug rehabilitation programme. |
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