A shoplifter who has “no hesitation” to pull a knife on anyone attempting to stop him has been locked up after he attacked a police officer.
Thomas Collett also told one terrified shop employee that he would wait to stab her when she finished work. The 27-year-old already has dozens of thefts on his record, but during a hearing at Leeds Crown Court this week, Judge Robin Mairs told him it was a “worrying situation” that he was now carrying weapons. He appeared in court via video link from HMP Leeds where he admitted a raft of offences related to shoplifting in March of this year.
He continued to be difficult having been transferred to Elland Road Police Station, threatening to cause trouble and kicked out at officers. He said: “Do you think I give a f*** about being locked up. I f****** commit crimes on a daily basis.” He was also found to have crack cocaine on him.
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