A prolific thief who broke into vehicles across the St Peter’s and Park areas of Wolverhampton is beginning a three-and-a-half year jail term.
Marvin Downie targeted cars and vans between 14 and 19 May this year stealing sat navs, stereos, sunglasses, laptops, jewellery and mobile phones.
The 33-year-old was caught when officers visited a house he was staying at on Merridale Road on 19 May and found a hoard of stolen property.
He’d already been linked to another stash of stereos, mountain bikes and phone chargers found at a flat on Newhampton Road West five days earlier.
He was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court last Wednesday (18 June) after being found guilty of seven counts of theft from motor vehicle.
Sergeant Matt Cooper, from Wolverhampton Police, said: “Downie was on the lookout for easy targets, where drivers had left valuable items on show.
All he had to do was put the window through and he was away. He’s now quite rightly serving a long stretch in prison.
“Vehicle crime is a constant threat but you can easily reduce the risks of becoming a victim by never leaving anything on display and wiping suction marks from sat navs from the windscreen.
“Try to avoid parking in dark and secluded areas, never leave expensive items in the glove box and fit an alarm or immobiliser.”
Anyone who has any information about vehicle crime should call 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Prolific Wolverhampton thief jailed for breaking into vehicles
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