Man Fined for Breaking into Duke Road Parking Ticket Machine
Police received several calls from public reporting offence
Andrei Sumlanschi. Picture: Met Police
A 35-year-old man has been fined £100 after being found guilty of attempting to break into parking ticket machines in Chiswick.
On Friday 17 September officers from the Chiswick Safer Neighbourhood Team were on patrol in Duke Road, Chiswick when they were approached by a member of the public who informed them that they had witnessed a man attempting to break into a machine.
While they were making their way to the scene the officers were updated on several more calls being made in relation to activities of the man. PCSO Callum Norris was the first to arrive and witnessed Andrei Sumlanschi of King Street, W6 actively forcing entry into a ticket machine using a metal object.
PCSO Norris detained Sumlanschi and was quickly joined by a Police Constable who arrested him for criminal damage, attempted theft and going equipped to steal.
In Interview Sumlanschi provided no comment to all questions asked of him. He was charged with attempted theft and on Saturday, 18 September at Uxbridge Magistrates Court he pled guilty and was issued a fine of £100.
PCSO Norris of Chiswick Safer Neighbourhood Team said, “This shows that officers are always proactively patrolling the streets, and will detect and prevent crime whilst on these patrols. We strive to keep the streets of Chiswick a safe place for all and would also like to thank quick thinking member of public who approached officers to make us aware of this crime which was in progress.”
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September 30, 2021