Police have welcomed a two-year jail term handed to a thief who broke into a church on Christmas Day
Lee Gray, of Apple Tree Close, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, was jailed in relation to a burglary at St Wulfram's Church in Grantham on December 25 in 2019, police said.
The 39-year-old was jailed at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to one count of burglary.
Police said Gray had been found to be responsible for stealing a number of items, including £1,000 in cash donated to the church, cheque books and historical books.
He had smashed a stained glass window to gain entry, causing damage to the value of £15,000, before disconnecting CCTV and taking the items from a safe.
Detective Sergeant Remy Simon, of Grantham CID, said: "Breaking into a church in the early hours of Christmas Day morning really shocked us.
"It showed a total disregard for the church, the local community and Gray's actions couldn't have been more incompatible with the spirit of the season."
Article by Press Association
Reporting courtesy of Press Association.
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