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Sept 2022
Harrogate man stole £24,000 watch from Rudding Park Hotel
A Harrogate man has been given a community order after stealing a £24,000 Rolex watch from Rudding Park Hotel.
Jake Perks, 32, of Jennyfield Drive, pleaded guilty to theft when he appeared before Harrogate Magistrates Court yesterday.
The court heard how Perks had visited the hotel on a spa day with his girlfriend on April 22 this year.
The named victim, who owned the Rolex GMT Master II watch, had left it in the changing rooms to go in the shower.
On his way out of the hotel sometime later, he realised he did not have his watch on and could not find it in the hotel.
The Rolex was reported stolen to police and Perks later made a full admission to taking it after noticing it in the changing rooms.
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The prosecution said he handed the watch into police after it was in his possession “for a number of weeks”.
His defence lawyer said it was “an offence committed on impulse” and that he had no previous criminal history.
The defence added that Perks had been going through a long divorce with his ex-wife and had personal issues.
The magistrates said they accepted that the matter was “an unfortunate lapse in judgement”.
However, the court issued Perks with a community order and ordered him to carry out 60 hours unpaid work.
He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £95 and £85 court costs.
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