Wigan man jailed for 21 months after admitting 17 crimes in one day

Jake Farrell, 36, from Scholes, was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to 17 offences in Wigan on June 6.

A Wigan man who admitted committing 17 crimes in a single day has been jailed.

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Jake Farrell, 36, from Scholes, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to eight counts of theft from motor vehicles.

He took items including money, sweets, motorcycle equipment and bank cards, some of which he then used to commit fraud on two occasions.

He also admitted to interfering with six vehicles with intent to steal from them and carrying out a burglary on Spindlewood Road, Ince.

All of the crimes were committed on Saturday, June 6.

The case was sent to Bolton Crown Court for sentencing, where Farrell was jailed for 21 months.

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