He was on bail for a burglary when he went on the rampage, stealing from Asda, Co-op, Matalan, Morrisons and Tesco
However, on one occasion in Co-op in Swarcliffe, he made threats to a worker when they challenged him.The court was told that Collett, of Ramshead Gardens, has 37 convictions for 75 offences, many of which are for theft.Mitigating, Stuart Field said that Collett deserved credit for entering full guilty pleas, particularly for the burglary, and said:"He could have tried to explain the fingerprint away, but he did not."For most of this period he was homeless.
The judge, Recorder Abdul Iqbal KC handed him 15 months’ jail and said of the garage burglary: “It’s plain it was not just a momentary lapse by you to snatch the first thing at hand.Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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