Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Five months in jail for laptop thief By August 5 2016, 9:42 am August 5 2016, 9:42 am Share Five months in jail for laptop thief Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/994305/five-months-in-jail-for-laptop-thief-who-broke-into-north-east-business/ Copy Link The man is expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. A north-east man has been jailed for five years after stealing electrical items worth almost £2,000 from an Aberdeen business. Stephen Bell appeared in Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday and admitted to breaking into Mitie Cleaning Services on the city’s Greenbank Crescent. The 47-year-old took £1,890 worth of goods, including a laptop, from the facilities management firm on June 16 this year. Bell, of Aberdeen, also forced his way into a “lockfast place” at the business and took documents. Solicitor Graeme Murray said his client has “had a problem for a number of years with drugs”. He added: “He managed to get himself out of trouble for a while. A breakdown in a relationship caused him to lose the plot somewhat.” He was jailed for five months, backdated to July 15 when he was first remanded in custody.
