Jail for burglar who led police on 115mph chase after bike shop raid Harry Curran had been seen acting suspiciously at other bike shops in Lake District before Keswick break-in cycling
A burglar who led police on a 115mph chase after a £30,000 raid on a bike shop in the Lake District after apparently casing other shops in the area earlier the same day has been jailed for 27 months.
Prosecuting at Carlisle Crown Court, Gerard Rogerson said that Curran had attracted suspicion at a bike shop earlier in the day,“He did not look like the usual customer in the Lakes to buy a mountain bike,” he explained. “That was due to the way he was dressed and also the inappropriate bike he was choosing for his build.”
In the evening, they broke into E-Venture Bikes in Keswick at around 10pm and stole several bikes, “The van door was slammed shut and it sped off with some wheel spin leaving Keswick in a hurry,” Mr Rogerson said. The vehicle was subsequently stopped by police deploying a stinger, with Curran and Easterbrook both arrested, while a third occupant of the van is said to have fled.Curran pleaded guilty to burglary and dangerous driving, and will be banned from driving for 20 months once he has been released from jail, while Easterbrook pleaded guilty to burglary.
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