Man jailed following a stop check by Chester officers

A man has been jailed after admitting to a burglary and drug offences following a stop check by officers in Chester.

Matthew Green, 35, from Sealand Road in Chester appeared at Chester Crown Court on 29th April and pleaded guilty to with possession of Class B drugs (Cannabis), possession of a knife, and burglary.

He was sentenced to two years five months and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £228.

On the evening of 30th March 2025 officers in plain clothes were on patrol in the Garden Quarter area of the city following an increase in reports of burglaries there.

The officers, from the Chester Beat Team, were alerted to a burglary and given a description of the suspect. 

They spotted a man on a bike fitting the description on Westbourne Road carrying a large bag for life cycling away from the Garden Quarter.

They tried to stop Matthew Green and he threw the bag for life at them and tried to cycle off but officers were able to detain him.

He was found with a number of items including a PlayStation 5 with controller in a box, a set of samurai swords, a Nitrosurge Guiness beer pump, a guitar pedal and a large quantity of cannabis.

He admitted he’d burgled a house and was arrested and subsequently charged.

DC Paul Boneham said:

“Green was so brazen that he didn’t even attempt to hide his guilt. When he gets out of prison he will be subjected to a Criminal Behaviour Order barring him from the Garden Quarter to try and curb his offending.

“If he breaches this he faces going straight back to prison.”

Pictured - Matthew Green from Sealand Road in Chester.