Their sentences range from four months to 26 years, six months.
Some of these criminals owned up to their crimes through guilty pleas, while others were convicted following a Sheffield Cown Court trial.
All of them have been taken off South Yorkshire’s streets, after Sheffield judges deemed it necessary to pass down an immediate custodial sentence.
5. Patrick Clogg: Man jailed for decades after sexually abusing children
Patrick Clogg raped and sexually assaulted his child victims over a six-year period from 2016 to 2022. The 50-year-old told his victims they would not be believed if they reported the abuse, threatening to harm them and himself if they told others. Clogg was arrested in May 2022 after a family member of one his victims saw inappropriate messages sent by him to the child. Despite the evidence against him, Clogg pleaded not guilty to all charges. However, following an eight-day trial at Sheffield Crown Court in April 2024, a jury found him guilty on all counts. At a sentencing hearing at the same court on Wednesday, June 26, Clogg was jailed for 28 and a half years, with the last two on licence. | SYP
6. Jak Shaw and Zayne Imran: Duo jailed after trying to ditch drugs during police pursuit
Jak Shaw, 31, of Spa Well Crescent (left) and Zayne Imran, 20, of Canklow Road, attempted to throw away over £1000 of class A drugs after refusing to stop for officers. On 31 October 2023, officers on proactive patrol in Eastwood became suspicious of a vehicle driven by Shaw. Officers instincts proved correct as the vehicle showed to have no registered keeper and no insurance. Officers requested the vehicle to stop but the car failed to do. During a short pursuit of the vehicle, a package was thrown from the vehicle before the car stopped for officers. Shaw and Imran were arrested at the scene. Excellent work by eagle-eyed officers meant the package was located quickly and was found to contain a large quantity of class A drugs, later discovered to be cocaine and heroin. Shaw pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin and possession of a prohibited weapon. He was jailed for three years and two months at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday, June 19. Imran was found guilty of possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin at the same court on Tuesday, June 18. He was sentenced to four years in prison. | SYP
7. Bradley Burgin, 27, jailed after attacking South Yorkshire Police officers in Barnsley causing face injuries
Bradley Burgin, of HMP Doncaster, lunged at two South Yorkshire Police officers in Barnsley in November 2023. Both were knocked to the floor, with one officer suffering facial injuries. Police had seen a vehicle on Chapel Lane, Barnsley, with no MOT. The officers requested the driver, now known to be Burgin, to stop and talk. While talking to officers, Burgin provided false details and was asked to sit in the back of the police vehicle while further enquiries were carried out. The two officers informed Burgin he would be searched and opened the door to the police vehicle to handcuff him. At this moment, Burgin lunged at the officers, before making good on his escape. On December 15, 2023, Burgin was sighted driving while disqualified in the Cudworth area of Barnsley. He failed to stop and a pursuit commenced, during which Burgin reached speeds of 80mph in a Land Rover Discovery. CCTV, police dashcam and bodycam footage would ensure Burgen was held responsible. He was arrested on March 7, 2024 and remanded to custody. The court sentenced him to 12 months in prison. | SYP
8. Sarah Connor: Jail for serial shoplifter who stole days after being released from prison
Prolific thief Sarah Connor was released from prison on licence on 28 May after serving a sentence for shoplifting, which saw her steal over £550 worth of items. However, on 30 May, Connor was caught stealing again after stealing £32 worth of goods from a pharmacy in Edlington. More thefts followed, with Connor targeting two particular stores and stealing hundreds of pounds worth of stock. She committed 11 shoplifting offences at a One Stop store in Edlington over an eight-day period in early June before stealing £83 worth of good from a One Stop shop in Balby. Connor's offending was random as she targeted lots of high value items, including cans of vodka, jars of coffee and blocks of cheese. All her thefts were caught on CCTV and reported to police, enabling officers for Doncaster South Neighbourhood Policing Team to pull together a comprehensive package to present to the CPS and secure multiple charges of theft. Connor, 39, of Cooke Street, Bentley, was arrested and brought into custody on 12 June - a mere 15 days after her release from prison. She was later charged with 14 thefts and pleaded guilty to every offence at Doncaster Magistrates' Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024 before being told that she would be returning to jail. Connor was given an immediate four-month custodial sentence. | SYP