Man who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs has sentencing delayed
A man who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme eggs could face further charges relating to the theft of a £100,000 lorry cab, a court has heard.
Joby Pool, 32, used a metal grinder to break into an industrial unit in Telford, Shropshire, on February 11 before driving off with more than £31,000 worth of the chocolate goodies.
He used a tractor unit which had been stolen in the Yorkshire area in October to tow away the trailer, Shrewsbury Crown Court heard.
The stolen treats were then driven onto the northbound M42, where Pool later surrendered by walking towards police ‘with his hands up’ near junction 11.
Pool had been warned he faces a prison sentence of around two years after pleading guilty to theft and criminal damage.
But his sentencing hearing was delayed after his barrister Kevin Jones asked for an adjournment so a ‘final decision’ can be taken on the whether he would face further charges.
Granting the application, the judge, Recorder Nicholas Bacon KC, said: ‘If there is to be a likelihood that there may be further charges arising out of the incident, it seems to me that that should be interrogated and investigated before the sentencing court sentences on this matter.’
Pool, wearing a grey Adidas training top, was also told that a different judge will hear the case on March 28.
In a series of tweets posted two days after the theft, the West Mercia force said of the offence: ‘West Mercia Police has helped save Easter for Creme Egg fans after almost 200,000 of the chocolate treats were stolen from a unit in Stafford Park in Telford.
‘The eggs-travagent theft took place on Saturday 11 February with the chocolate collection box thought to be worth around £40,000. Along with the Creme Eggs a number of other chocolate varieties were also stolen.
‘Shortly after the theft a vehicle, presumably purporting to be the Easter bunny, was stopped northbound on the M42 and a man was arrested on suspicion of theft.’
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Market Drayton station replied to news the haul had been recovered, telling police ‘eggcellent work by all involved’.
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