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Man restrained by garden centre workers after pursuit admits theft
A Warnham man has pleaded guilty to theft of Christmas decorations worth nearly £500 from Newbridge Nurseries Garden Centre in December.
Justin Dickinson of Tillets Lane appeared at Horsham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where he was due to be tried.
However, the 40-year-old changed his plea to guilty, and will be sentenced at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on March 24.
The court heard that he was arrested on Saturday December 12 after fleeing the garden centre in Broadbridge Heath on foot.
Dickinson placed Christmas lights to the value of £457.96 in his trolley, but left without paying.
He was challenged by garden centre staff Steve Nicholls and Dan Grain (pictured).
The pair spotted him hiding in bushes, and after a struggle between the three that left manager Mr Nicholls with a badly sprained wrist, Dickinson was restrained.
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