A Coxhoe woman has been convicted of fraud at Ramsdens’ store in Newton Aycliffe.
As reported by Sergeant Mark Edwards in his regular blog on Aycliffe Today, Pippa Anne-Marie Geddes, 34, from Coxhoe, was convicted at South Durham Magistrates for fraud offences committed at Ramsdens in Aycliffe.
She received a nine-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £500 compensation to Ramsdens.
Meanwhile, Robert Lance, 25, from Aycliffe, appeared at the town’s Magistrates Court to answer to allegations of handling stolen goods and fraud – he was a given a community order, requiring 60 hours unpaid work under supervision.
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