The men below all received more than 12 months behind bars following hearings at Essex crown courts. Police said their actions caused misery to their victims and have spoken of their delight at securing successful convictions. The men are:
Jason Connors The prolific thief broke into dozens of cars and stole power tools from across mid Essex. Connors, 24, was linked to 65 different theft from vehicle offences which occurred across East Anglia between September and October 2019. Police found 19 of those offences, which happened in Braintree, Halstead and Chelmsford, were connected to a series of similar incidents in Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire.