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Guilty plea in Sears break in

Jesse Thomas White, the Gibsons man charged in the Jan. 2 break in and theft at the Sears store in Gibsons has pleaded guilty to two charges.

Jesse Thomas White, the Gibsons man charged in the Jan. 2 break in and theft at the Sears store in Gibsons has pleaded guilty to two charges.

White appeared in Sechelt provincial court on Wednesday and entered guilty pleas to charges of break and enter and possession of a weapon dangers to the public peace - a hand gun.

Judge Steven Merrick adjourned sentencing until March 8 so a pre-sentence report can be prepared.

White smashed a window in the early morning hours of Jan. 2 and stole 16 flatscreen TVs, five Blu Ray players and two upright vacuum cleaners. He was arrested after police executed a search warrant on a Chaster Road home and found 10 of the TVs inside.