Thirsty burglar raided Leeds bars and pubs during summer thieving spree

A burglar who targeted a Leeds bar three times in a matter of days has been locked up.
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The 47-year-old also broke into two city pubs, and shoplifted from supermarkets during a summer thieving spree.

Christopher Green first targeted the Hyde Park Book Club cafe and shop on Otley Road on July 29, getting away with £100 in cash and two iPads.

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He then went back the following day and stole another £100 and bottles of spirits and T-shirts to the value of £258.

Green broke into Hyde Park Book Club (top left), the Hyde Park pub (top right) and The Library (bottom left). He was sentenced at Leeds Magistrates' Court (bottom right).Green broke into Hyde Park Book Club (top left), the Hyde Park pub (top right) and The Library (bottom left). He was sentenced at Leeds Magistrates' Court (bottom right).
Green broke into Hyde Park Book Club (top left), the Hyde Park pub (top right) and The Library (bottom left). He was sentenced at Leeds Magistrates' Court (bottom right).

Then on August 4, he went back for a third time and stole bottles of spirits worth £40.

Green, of Holborn Gardens, Woodhouse, admitted the first two charges of burglary, and was found guilty of the third break-in after a trial at Leeds Magistrates’ Court.

In addition, he was found guilty of breaking into the The Library pub on Woodhouse Lane on August 4 with an intent to steal.

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He admitted breaking into the Hyde Park Hotel on Headingley Lane on August 16 and stealing bottle of spirits.

Green also admitted stealing £75 worth of spirits from Co-op on Cardigan Lane on August 3, wine worth £28 from One Stop on August August 17, and the returned to the shop four days later and stole £62 worth of cheese.

Finally, he admitted possession of crack cocaine and failing to provide a sample to ascertain if he had drugs in his system.

He was jailed for 10 months in total and told to pay £187 in costs.