Boozy burglar jailed for raid on Wakefield bar
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Glen Jodan Liversidge was wanted by police for the break-in at Mex Bar on Albion Court on May 17 when he was caught committing another burglary with an accomplice.
Liversidge, 34, of Saville Street, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court this week.
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Hide AdHe had been arrested on Sunday evening after a homeowner on Portobello Road called the police when they spotted two men burgling the shed.
They stole a pedal cycle and a child's scooter among other items worth a total of £160, but officers caught up with them a short time later.
One was immediately arrested while the other fled. He too was arrested a short time later.
Liversidge and 28-year-old Reece McGarry were charged with a non-dwelling burglary.
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Hide AdAdmitting the bar break-in and the shed burglary, Liversidge was handed a 40-week sentence and told to pay £128 costs.
McGarry, of Phillip Garth, Outwood admitted the shed burglary, and a second charge of stealing razors worth £65 from Boots on Kirkgate.
He was jailed for 20 weeks and told to pay £128 costs.