Burglar's swift exit through a hedge landed him in prison.Byline: Paul Beard Paul Beard (October 14, 1904 - June 9, 2002) was an author and was the president of the College of Psychic Studies[1] based in London, England for sixteen years. The organization was devoted to finding in spiritualism evidence of life after death. BURGLAR Dean Wagstaffe was caught after a police sergeant saw his legs disappearing into a hedge in Verb 1. hedge in - enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges; "hedge the property" hedge inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" a Midland village. The officer did not believe his claim that he had been visiting a young lady in Barford and was having to make "a swift exit" when her boyfriend turned up. At Warwick Crown Court Wagstaffe, 23, of Bowater Avenue, Stechford, Birmingham, admitted burgling the house in High Street, Barford, and was jailed for 28 months and 24 days. Prosecutor Vicki Lofrese said the owners were asleep in bed at 4.50am on July 17 when the police had a report of suspicious behaviour in the area of the house. After disappearing through a hedge, Wagstaffe was seen near the house, dressed in black with a pile of stolen goods nearby. Trevor Meegan, defending, said that Wagstaffe had got into what looked like the garage - but it had been converted to a room. Judge Marten marten, name for carnivorous, largely arboreal mammals (genus Martes) of the weasel family, widely distributed in North America, Europe, and central Asia. Martens are larger, heavier-bodied animals than weasels, with thick fur and bushy tails. Coates said that because of his record for burglary Wagstaffe was facing a statutory three-year sentence, minus 20 per cent credit for his guilty plea. |
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