Wigan man who damaged police van and hairdryer receives community order with unpaid work

A Wigan man who damaged several items, including a hairdryer, a door and a police van, has been given a community order.
By Gaynor Clarke
Published 17th Oct 2022, 04:55 BST
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Daniel Ratcliffe, 31, of Virginia Way, Marsh Green, pleaded guilty to destroying a £50 hairdryer and causing £200 worth of damage to a car windscreen on August 9, as well as damaging a door on September 1.

He also damaged a perspex screen worth £20 in a police van on September 1 and used threatening or abusive words or behaviour towards a police officer the following day.

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The bench at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court imposed a two-year community order with 100 hours of unpaid work, 15 days of rehabilitation activities and 33 days of participation in an accredited programme.

Ratcliffe must pay £70 compensation, £85 prosecution costs and £114 to fund victim services.

A restraining order was imposed to ban him from contacting a named woman for a year.