A Leeds landscape contractor with a lengthy criminal past has been jailed for stealing a £30,000 4x4 from the driveway where he was working.
Nathan Lee Carver had a long history of committing burglaries, the court heard. Picture: West Yorkshire PoliceOn May 21, the owner told the workers she was going out and asked the men to simply close the back door before they left for the day.
They left the property when they finished at 3.30pm, but Carver booked a taxi to take him back to the house as soon as he got to his own home in Broadlea Hill, Bramley. He let himself in through the unlocked door and took the keys to the Tiguan as well as an unknown quantity of cash from a box near the door.He was arrested but claimed he was not responsible during questioning by police. He later admitted a charge of burglary and theft.two in 2018 for which he was sentenced to more than five years in jailHe was released on licence when he committed these latest offences and was returned to prison following his arrest.
Jailing him for four years, the judge told Carver:"You have a truly terrible record for offences of burglary. "It was a carefully-planned operation and it's clear you have not learned a lesson from your previous sentences, so a lengthy sentence must follow."
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