18 November 2011

A plaque which was stolen from a memorial in Mousehold Heath in Norwich has been returned after it was recovered from a scrap yard.

The RH Mottram plaque was stolen from the memorial in May this year and later recovered after bosses at a Norwich scrap site alerted police after receiving the item.

Last month a 28-year-old man was given an unpaid work order after appearing at Norwich Crown Court in connection with the incident. He pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods after he was captured on CCTV taking the plaque to a scrap yard in Norwich.

Investigating officer PC James Boakes is pictured with Vicky Manthorpe from the Norwich Society which hopes to get the plaque reinstated.