Man jailed for theft of life-saving equipment from fire engine

The crime was described as "disgraceful" by police



A thief who stole life-saving equipment from a fire engine has been jailed.

Matthew Pinfield, from Coventry, pleaded guilty to the theft while the fire engine was parked up at All Saints Church of England Community Primary School in Leek Wootton.

The theft happened between 2pm and 2.45pm on Tuesday, October 2.

The 26-year-old, from Lady Lane, Longford, was sentenced earlier this month to six months behind bars.

At the time of the theft, PC Ross Kirby from the Warwick Rural West Safer Neighbourhood Team described it as "disgraceful".

Warwickshire Police say officers are still trying to trace a second man believed to have been involved in the theft.

The stolen equipment is still yet to be found and anyone with information on either the second suspect or the whereabouts of the stolen items can call the force on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or visit http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

Six months? - Bl**dy joke.

And earlier this year...

Thief appears before magistrates for car crime spree

Magistrates decided a man who stole from or damaged seven cars in a three-day crime spree did not deserve to go to prison.

Matthew Pinfield was given the chance to make up for his criminal endeavours despite pleading guilty to a total of 11 charges.

He began on February 22 by stealing wing mirror casings from a BMW and the wing mirrors from a Mini, as well as a cleaning kit.

Pinfield, 26, of Lady Lane, Longford, continued on February 24 when he caused £200 worth of damage to a blue Mini and a further £200 damage to a Ford Fiesta.

Then on February 26 he damaged another Ford Fiesta and a Volkswagen Golf, both to the tune of £2,000 each, as well as stealing another cleaning kit and two wing mirrors from a Mini.

Pinfield had also admitted driving a silver VW Golf on Ansty Road without a licence, without insurance and when the vehicle didn't have a valid test certificate earlier in February.

He was handed 12 weeks in prison , suspended for a year, and also given a six-month curfew with an electronic tag from 7pm-7am.

Pinfield also had eight points endorsed on his driving licence and was also made to pay £85 court costs and a £115 victim surcharge.