Anthony Vipas jailed at York Magistrates Court for theft

Anthony Vipas stood in the dock of York Magistrates Court on his 43rd birthday facing a list of charges after police arrested him on a warrant.

The man of Bishophill Junior, central York, with what the court called an “appalling record” of previous convictions pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle worth £625, stealing an electric bike worth £2,500   both in York on November 6, stealing an electric lawn mower worth £2,500 on November 30, riding a motorbike on Clifford Street, York, whilst disqualified on June 5,  theft of a jacket and a bottle of fragrance from a car on York, theft of food worth £15 and theft from a car on November 30.

He was jailed for a total of 52 weeks and ordered to pay £520 compensation to the owner of the electric bike.  He was also banned from driving for 39 months.

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Police revealed after the case that they charged him with several offences in just over 12 hours after finding him and arresting him.