Wigan man given community order for handling stolen goods and fraud

Keanen Lamb, of Hindley Green, admits to handling stolen goods and fraud, receiving community order.

A Wigan man who admitted handling stolen goods, fraud and stealing cash has been given a community order.

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Keanen Lamb, 28, of Sarah Street, Hindley Green, pleaded guilty to handling a stolen bank card in Chorley on March 12, 2025 and another in Manchester on September 10.

He also confessed to fraud by false representation, after using stolen cards to buy goods worth £191.58 on September 10, and the theft of £200 in cash from a vehicle at Manchester Airport on February 22, 2025.

Lamb also pleaded guilty to breaching a criminal behaviour order by going to an area of the airport from which he was banned on February 22, 2025, as well as vehicle interference in Salford on August 17, 2025 and handling two stolen mobile phones and a laptop in Chorley on March 12, 2025.

Manchester magistrates imposed a 12-month community order, with electronic monitoring for three months and 15 days of rehabilitation activities.

He must pay £300 prosecution costs.

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