Housebreaking sufferer is banned from heading 165 miles from Sussex to see what has been stolen from his second residence in Norfolk as a result of it’s not one of many authorities’s ‘affordable excuses’ for journey
- Peter Baker fears 1000’s of kilos of apparatus was taken from his storage
- However officers mentioned the electrician, 87, wasn’t allowed to journey from Crawley residence
- Daughter Nikki, 33, mentioned: ‘What extra of an excuse might there be? It is silly’
A housebreaking sufferer was banned from travelling to see what was stolen from his second residence after being advised by police it was not one of many authorities’s ‘affordable excuses’ for journey.
Peter Baker fears 1000’s of kilos of apparatus was taken from his storage in Norfolk, after neighbours advised him of the raid.
The 87-year-old had hoped to journey the 165 miles from his residence in Crawley, West Sussex, however was warned to not by officers.
Peter Baker was advised he could not make the 165-mile journey from Crawley to Norfolk to see what has been stolen
The electrician’s daughter, Nikki, 33, was left outraged by the ordeal.
She advised the Solar: ‘What extra of an excuse might there be to journey? It is silly.’
A spokesman for Sussex Police mentioned: ‘Individuals ought to solely depart residence if it is among the affordable excuses on the Authorities web site.’
Below lockdown guidelines in England, persons are solely allowed to go away their property for actions akin to looking for necessities or permitted childcare.
Individuals ought to restrict out of doors train to as soon as per day, which could be taken alone, with their family, or one individual they don’t dwell with.
Leaving residence for leisure or leisure functions , akin to for a picnic or a social assembly, will not be allowed.
Police can subject fines of as much as £10,000 for organised gatherings.
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