Two hapless fuel thieves have been ordered to pay compensation after stealing from petrol stations in County Durham.
Shameless Deonne Steele and her boyfriend Nathan Daley targeted two garages in Chester-le-Street over June and July this summer. Acting separately, the brazen pair either filled up a Jerry can or the tank in their car then left without paying, a court was told.
CCTV was viewed by police and the managers of the petrol stations and Steele, 37, and Daley, 33, were easily identified and arrested. They were due before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court last month but failed to show and a warrant was issued for their arrest.
