AN opportunist thief, who stole valuable items from three parked cars, was jailed yesterday.
Paul Ryan Dewison, 29, of Ruskin Road, Darlington, admitted stealing car radios and other valuables in overnight incidents.
Between May 22 and May 23, he stole a radio and CD player, CDs and designer sunglasses, with a total value of £425, from a Range Rover parked in Coniscliffe Road.
In July, he stole a radio and cassette player, tapes, glasses, clothing and savings stamps, from a car in Arthur Street.
In August, he broke into a Renault Clio and took a cassette player and an ashtray.
Hari Jandoo, prosecuting, said that in each case, the vehicle owners found blood at the scene.
Tests later showed that this was Dewison's.
The court heard that the crimes were committed at a time when Dewison's judgement was "blurred by drink and prescription drugs".
He was given three-month jail sentences for each offence, to run consecutively.
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