Thief is jailed after trying car door handles and stealing bike in Peterborough
A thief who stole a bike and tried car door handles while wandering about a Peterborough residential area has been jailed.
Police say Andrew Turiccki (33), of no known address, stole a mountain bike, cash and tried car door handles across three months.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire police said Turiccki was jailed for 32 weeks after admitting theft of a pedal cycle, vehicle interference and theft from a motor vehicle at a hearing at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court.
Turiccki was identified by police officers from CCTV footage.
Police said: “Turiccki entered the garden of a property in Westwood in the early hours of June 23, where he stole a green Carrera mountain bike worth £350.
“Early on July 29, Turiccki returned to Westwood. He tried several car door handles in apparent attempts to get in. On August 4 he successfully got into a vehicle in West Town and stole cash from inside..”
DC William Horsfield said: “Turiccki clearly thought nothing of trying to steal from others.”