Thief admits stealing £500 from Galashiels woman’s home

A thief has admitted stealing a purse containing £500 from a woman’s home in High Buckholmside in Galashiels.
By Court Reporter
Published 12th Dec 2019, 11:46 BST
Updated 12th Dec 2019, 12:01 BST
High Buckholmside in Galashiels.High Buckholmside in Galashiels.
High Buckholmside in Galashiels.

Lee Dickson, 25, of Bannerfield Drive in Selkirk, appeared from custody at Jedburgh Sheriff Court and pleaded guilty to that theft, committed on Monday.

The court heard that Dickson knew the woman involved and had heard that she had that amount of cash in her purse.

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His £500 haul was recovered in full after he was detained by the police nearby.

Sentence was deferred until January 27 as Dickson has a community payback order review hearing scheduled for then.

He was granted bail in the interim.