Cambridge bike thief banned from touching vehicles after sentencing

Jamie Smith has been sentenced (Image: Cambridgeshire Police) Group 28 Sign up to our free email newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and daily roundups Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you.

We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. More info Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Cambridge bicycle thief Jamie Smith has been banged up – and banned from touching vehicles without permission.

The 33-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of bike theft and theft of an e-scooter at a hearing at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Friday, February 17. Smith also pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from a shop, two counts of theft, three counts of fraud and handling stolen goods and one count of criminal damage between July 2022 and January 2023. He was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison at the hearing.

As well as the prison sentence he was also hit with a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). This prohibits him from carrying out certain activities. Read More : Anti-social behaviour and drug use results in closure order on Cambridge home These include entering Cambridge Station Cycle Point in Station Road and being in possession of a bicycle without ‘verifiable proof of ownership’.

He was also banned from touching any motor vehicle without permission from the owner and ‘being in possession of any payment card without consent of the owner’. PC Laura O’Flynn, Cambridgeshire Police , said: “Cycle theft continues to be a priority for neighbourhood officers in the city. We are working closely with partners across the city to educate cycle owners, improve infrastructure as well as identifying prolific criminals like Smith.

“We urge any victims to report thefts to us as soon as possible and to ensure their bikes are registered with Bike Register so they can be reunited if stolen and recovered. ” Do you want more of the latest Cambridgeshire news as it comes in? Sign up to our dedicated newsletter to make sure you never miss a story Read next: Cambridge residents go on ‘toad patrol’ nightly to help amphibians get to lake Cambridge residents go on ‘toad patrol’ nightly to help amphibians get to lake Most burgled areas of Cambridgeshire in 2022 as almost 4,000 break-ins reported across county Bourn fire sees car blaze spread to house as Cambridgeshire firefighters called St Ives set to get new 24-hour PureGym including more than 160 pieces of equipment Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.

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