South Yorkshire offender jailed for handling stolen goods from burglaries and vehicles

An offender was caught with stolen goods at his premises after they had been snatched by others during burglaries from garages and thefts from vehicles.
By Jon Cooper
Published 7th May 2020, 16:40 BST
Updated 7th May 2020, 16:40 BST
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Ian McAffrey, aged 33, of Leopold Street, Dinnington, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to six counts of handling stolen goods and one count of fraud during a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court on May 5.

Susan Evans, prosecuting, said the stolen property was discovered after a search of McAffrey's premises in February. She added the goods had previously been stolen by others from three garages and from three vehicles.

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Vanessa Saxton, defending, said McAffrey may benefit from time in custody to reduce his drug intake.

An offender has been jailed at Sheffield Crown Court for handling stolen goods after police recovered the missing property from his premises.An offender has been jailed at Sheffield Crown Court for handling stolen goods after police recovered the missing property from his premises.
An offender has been jailed at Sheffield Crown Court for handling stolen goods after police recovered the missing property from his premises.

Ms Evans, prosecuting, added McAffrey had committed the fraud after he had sold a stolen bike at a Cash Converters.

Judge Rachael Harrison told McAffrey he had been allowing the use of his flat to store a large number of stolen items.

She sentenced him to 12-months of custody.