Leamington thief is sent to jail

Phillip Tedstone, of Christine Ledger Square, appeared before Leamington magistrates today (Wednesday) and pleaded guilty to two charges of theft from a car and a charge of interfering with a car. He also asked the court to take 19 further offences of theft from a car into account.

The court heard that the 49-year-old had stolen two tennis racquets from a car in York Road and a sat nav from another car in the same road on Monday. He had also tried to break into a car in Avenue Road a few hours later.

Tedstone had already been served a six-month suspended sentence for theft from a car in April. The sentence was activated and he was also given a six-week jail sentence for the offences committed this week.

Police constable Paul-Lloyd Luke from Warwickshire Police’s Operation X’s vehicle crime team, said: “Our team is focusing a lot of effort into catching those committing vehicle crime and will continue to do so.”