A ‘brazen’ thief burst into a number of Boots stores armed with hammers and crowbars during a two-week spree, stealing a staggering £28,000 worth of perfume.
James Gilroy hit stores in Kirkstall, Guiseley, Otley, Thorpe Park and Birstall 12 times throughout October, often wearing a balaclava and smashing open cabinets to grab the boxes of scents. He was jailed for three years at Leeds Crown Court this week, having been finally arrested after a car chase with police. Judge Ray Singh described it as “wanton and feral behaviour” adding: “These were bold and brazen offences of theft.
He ran red lights, turned off his lights and drove at twice the speed limit as he made dangerous overtaking manoeuvres in a bid to get away. He eventually lost control as he tried to drive over a grass verge and found himself blocked in. He was quickly apprehended. Gilroy, of Fearnville Road, Roundhay, eventually admitted 13 counts of theft, eight of going equipped for theft, criminal damage, theft from a person, dangerous driving, driving without a licence and insurance.
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