A MAN has been ordered to pay almost £2,000 in compensation after stealing paddleboards from an address in Poole.

Peter Christopher Turner, aged 37, was accused of the thefts on August 1 and August 14 last year.

Turner, whose address was given as Grove Road, Poole, pleaded guilty to committing the crimes at the property in Constitution Road.

A hearing at Poole Magistrates' Court on Monday, January 17, heard the defendant took two paddleboards worth £960 in both offences.

The bench handed Turner a 12-week community order, with a requirement to follow an overnight curfew.

He was also ordered to pay £1,920 compensation.

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