Crime
Peterborough man jailed for firearm threat robbery
A man has been jailed after he stole a man’s wallet while flaunting an air weapon.
Florin Stircan, 35, had been drinking at a bar in Lincoln Road, Peterborough, on 14 July earlier this year.
At about 11pm he began to “help” a man who had been in his group to get a taxi, walking with him until they were out of sight.
Florin Stircan, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and theft.
They went to Oxford Road where Stircan showed the man the air weapon and took his watch and wallet.
Police were called and he was arrested a short time later in Lincoln Road.
Stircan, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and theft.
He was on Wednesday (23 November) sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court to 15 months in prison.
DC Mark Clapham said: “Florin armed himself with a weapon – which to an untrained eye, or from a distance, looked like a viable firearm – with the intention of intimidating people.
“From the start his behaviour was aggressive, resulting in firearms officers being deployed to prevent anyone from being harmed.”
