S&S Jewellers on Leeds Road (Image: Google Maps)
A MAN has been jailed after stealing rings worth £1,000 in total from a Bradford jewellers.
Anthony Penn, of Allerton Road in Allerton, committed both thefts at S&S Jewellers, on Leeds Road, last month.
He stole two rings, each worth £500, on September 13 and 23.
Penn pleaded guilty when his case was heard at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court on Monday, October 2.
The 54-year-old was sentenced to six months in prison.
Court documents said the offence was so serious that "only a custodial sentence can be justified".
They added that the defendant had a "flagrant disregard for court orders" and "used distraction to take high-value items".
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