Vehicle vandal gets community service

Thursday, 22 March 2018 08:15

By Jason Roberts @ChpsChsGrvy

A man's been given community service and will have to pay £320 compensation after damaging vehicles in Douglas.

23 year old Christopher Lacey of Castle Mona Avenue admitted three counts of criminal damage and one of resisting police officers.

At Douglas Courthouse this week, Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes heard Lacey had attacked three parked cars on Princes Street in the capital on December 16.

She ordered him to do 100 hours community service, pay costs of £125 and repay the owners who'sd been left out of pocket.

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