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Burglar threw bike at police
The Gazette
|December 04, 2025
HE BROKE INTO COLLEGE DURING CRIME SPREE
John Chapman
A BRAZEN burglar broke into a college, was seen cutting copper cables on a roof, and threw a bicycle at police during a "campaign" of offending.
John Chapman embarked on a crime spree in order to feed his drug habit at a time when his “head fell off” following his mother’s cancer diagnosis.
When his offending caught up with him, the 39-year-old, who has over 100 offences on his record, fled from police before throwing his bicycle at an officer. The incident caused the officer to fall onto a railway line and sustain facial injuries.
This story is from the December 04, 2025 edition of The Gazette.
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