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Decorator turned burglar caught in the act on CCTV A SCARBOROUGH decorator has been caught stealing from his wife’s employer on CCTV. In the early hours, Mike Scott took the keys his wife used to teach at the Hatton School of Performing Arts in Durham Street, about a mile away from their home in Broom Walk, Northstead. On an unknown number of occasions, he sneaked into the property and took staff wages, kids’ earnings from performances, tuck-shop money and rehearsal fees. The persistent thefts were extremely worrying for business owner Julie Hatton, who had no idea who had been committing them. She said she was “absolutely devastated” that “all students and staff have felt under suspicion in what can only be described as a horrendous time for all involved at the school”.
Mike Scott is caught red-handed
She was so disturbed by the frequent disappearance of money that she installed CCTV, which Scott didn’t notice.
Scott, 44, was caught stealing on camera four times over four weeks. “Unfortunately, this is the furthest back our CCTV would go, so the
previous times when money has gone missing, we can't prove who it was”, Julie wrote on the school’s Facebook page, where she has posted
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film of Scott, caught in the act. “However, there is a link in the modus operandi between all the thefts leading back for five years. “As you will see in the footage, the burglaries were done with cold, calculating, malicious intent”, she wrote. The burglaries were often committed when Julie was on holiday or when Scott knew the school had competitions, etc. “We can't describe the disappointment and heartbreak we are feeling at being betrayed by someone who we trusted and called a friend”, Julie said. At the magistrates court, Scott pleaded guilty to four charges of trespassing with intent to steal. He was given a suspended prison sentence of 26 weeks, fined £400 and ordered to do 100 hours of community service.
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