Lead thief struck 3 times on same day
A LEAD thief struck three times on the same day in Coventry.
Lee Tarn’s day of crime also saw him found with a kitchen knife in Alliance Way, Stoke Heath, on August 5.
He pleaded guilty to four charges - three of lead theft and one of having a blade in a public place - when he appeared at Coventry Magistrates’ Court.
His rap sheet also included further offences of failing to attend a drugs assessment and failing to answer bail on separate dates, both of which he pleaded guilty to.
Tarn, 39, of no fixed address, was jailed for 20 weeks by magistrates who also told him to pay a £122 victim surcharge, which goes to organisations who help support victims of crime.
Other cases heard at Coventry Magistrates’ Court between October 16 and 22 included:
Lawrence Cumber, 49, of Barbican Rise, Stoke Hill, admitted drink-driving in
Longfellow Road (breath 96, limit 35).
He was banned from driving for four years, given 135 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £310 court costs and a £85 victim surcharge.
Dean Allton, 43, of Rugby Road, Leamington, admitted stealing vape refills worth £267 from Sainsbury’s. He was sent to prison for 15 weeks due to “record of previous offending” and “flagrant disregard for court orders” and ordered to pay a £122 victim surcharge.
Cathy Kelly, 41, of Busby Road, Ernesford Grange, admitted drink-driving in Bredon Avenue (breath 146, limit 35). She was handed a 12-week prison sentence suspended for two years, banned from driving for three years and ordered to pay £135 court costs and a £122 victim surcharge.
Daniel Dudas, 28, of Goring Road, Stoke, admitted possession of cocaine, MDMA tablets, amphetamine, cannabis and chloromethandienone.
He was given 200 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £185 court costs and a £85 victim surcharge.
Michelle Shannon, 37, of no fixed address, admitted three counts of stealing goods (including chocolate, biscuits and baby milk) worth £468 from M P K Service Station in
Coventry, failing to answer bail, stealing items worth £85 from a parked car, stealing a handbag, stealing washing powder and an airfryer worth £12, fraud by false representation (using a stolen bank card) and failing to comply with requirements following release from prison.
She was sent to prison for 12 weeks and ordered to pay a £122 victim surcharge.
Mark Campbell, 55, of Moor Street, Earlsdon, admitted drink-driving in Allard Way (breath 125, limit 35).
He was banned from driving for 29 months, given 250 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £135 court costs and a £90 victim surcharge.
Mary McAviney, 38, of Narberth Way, Woodway Park, admitted failing to provide a specimen, damaging a police vehicle and assaulting a police officer.
She was banned from driving for three years, given a community order including a four-month curfew with an electronic tag from 7pm-7am and ordered to pay £100 compensation.