Tue 5 Jan 2010
Ex-mayor admits stealing women’s underwear
A former mayor of a Lancashire town has admitted breaking into women’s homes and stealing their underwear.
Ian Stafford, 59, of Sandycroft Place, Preesall, resigned as mayor of Preesall when he was arrested in connection with the missing garments.
He pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary at Preston Crown Court.
Female residents called in police after their underwear kept disappearing and one victim even installed a hidden camera in her bedroom.
His barrister Richard Haworth said he had no previous convictions.
Judge Philip Sycamore gave the part-time handyman and gardener bail but told him not to “draw any conclusions” from that about his sentence.
“All sentencing options are open,” he said.
The case was adjourned until 5 February for pre-sentencing reports.
The burglaries took place at buildings in Poulton-le-Fylde and Stalmine between 1 January and 26 June last year.
Source: BBC
This is a setup! I don’t believe the honorable mayor Preesall would be guilty of these shenanigans. I ask you ladies and gentlemen, does this look like the face of a panty pirate?
Settle down, settle down. I’m outraged too. This is definitely a conspiracy to unseat Mr. Ian Stafford from the Mayor’s chair he rightfully won over…ummm…someone, or something. Was there no one else available?
I say the town of Preesall knew exactly the type of fellow they were getting when Mr. Stafford was elected. Some folks look like construction workers, models, rock stars, used car salesmen and then there are folks who look like panty stealing, panty sniffing, panty jerking off and cleaning up with an old sock Mayors.
I never would have guessed Richard Simmons is gay, but then again I would have voted for the panty snatcher.
