Man sent to prison for breaching Criminal Behaviour Order

Breaching an order gives police an immediate power of arrest, as Stephen McGill found out on Thursday, July 2.

With Durham University's graduation events taking place last week, the city was particularly busy with students and families celebrating their hard work. Officers were conducting high-visibility patrols across the city when they located McGill, who was in breach of his order by just being in the city centre.

He was arrested and searched where he was found to be in possession of controlled drugs, he was also identified as being responsible for an attempted theft.

Thanks once again to our partners in the CCTV control room and Shopwatch members, we were able to take another prolific offender off the streets of Durham.

The 44-year-old was charged with a number of offences and remanded to court, where he was sentenced to six months in prison for breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order.

Inspector Pete Newman of Durham City, said: "We will continue to use every tool available to target those who cause anti-social behaviour and commit crime in the city, taking robust action to bring them before the courts at every opportunity."