Overview
- Sean James Beard, 33, was sentenced at York Crown Court after admitting multiple offences from a two-and-a-half-hour night-time spree in west York.
- He broke into two garages, stole a mountain bike, twice took tools from a relative’s van, and tried to enter another vehicle.
- The offences occurred within an area covered by his Criminal Behaviour Order, which also barred him from touching vehicles without permission.
- North Yorkshire Police released video showing him committing one of the burglaries, as victims reported lasting distress and tools worth £579 remain missing from a £1,069 haul.
- Court reporting noted 244 previous convictions, and the defence raised his mental health issues, suggesting potential suitability for care under the Mental Health Act.