A chav-cyclist who took a bus through a busy city centre, ran a red light,
smashed into a stationary car and dumped it 10 miles (16km) away has been jailed.
Police said Joshua Redfern, 25, climbed inside the cab of an empty TrentBarton bus in Peveril Drive, Nottingham, on 4 August while the driver was on a break.
After driving it recklessly through the city centre, he dumped it in Borrowash, near Derby.
At Nottingham Crown Court he was given a 12-month sentence.
Nottinghamshire Police said Redfern, of Bethulie Road, Cavendish, Derby, took the bus at about 20:00 BST and went through a red light in Castle Boulevard before hitting a stationary car, writing it off.
He was arrested at home after the force issued a photo appeal.
He pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, failing to stop after an accident, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.
Redfern was told the sentence reflected the fact he committed the offences while on a suspended prison sentence for drug-related offences.
He had been jailed for 16 weeks, suspended for 12 months, in December for possession of Class A and Class B drugs, as well as being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs.
PC Matt Fisher said: "Redfern's actions that evening were mindless, reckless and dangerous.
"He climbed inside a bus and set off into busy city traffic - presumably with no thought of the harm he could potentially cause to other road users.
"Thankfully no one was seriously injured but that is no thanks to Redfern. He wrote off one car after colliding with it and could have harmed anyone else who he came into contact with."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-67238044
QUOTE: Nottinghamshire Police said Redfern, of Bethulie Road, Cavendish, Derby, took the bus at about 20:00 BST and went through a red light in Castle Boulevard before hitting a stationary car, writing it off. ENDS
Bus drivers sailing past red lights? Surely not!
SEEMS HE WAS YET ANOTHER DRUGGED UP FULLY-UNQUALIFIED CHAV-CYCLIST. ===========================================================
A "mindless" thief who stole a bus before taking it on a 10-mile joyride has been jailed for one year.
Josh Redfern got behind the wheel of the vehicle after spotting it parked up in Peveril Drive, Nottingham, on a Friday night in August.
He then sped off and went through a red light in the city centre - striking a stationary car on the way and writing off the other vehicle.
The 25-year-old then drove the purple Indigo TrentBarton bus to Borrowash, near Derby, where he abandoned it and fled the scene.
But he was later caught after Nottinghamshire Police posted a CCTV image of him on Facebook and appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Officers described his actions as "mindless, reckless and dangerous".
PC Matt Fisher, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "He climbed inside a bus and set off into busy city traffic - presumably with no thought of the harm he could potentially cause to other road users.
"Thankfully no-one was seriously injured, but that is no thanks to Redfern. "He wrote off one car after colliding with it and could have harmed anyone else who he came into contact with."
Redfern, who took the bus on Friday 4 August this year, was sentenced to 12 months in prison during a hearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, failing to stop after an accident, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance [ie, while being nothing but a mere chav-cyclist].
The court heard Redfern, from Derby, was on a suspended prison sentence for drug-related offences at the time.
In December 2022, he had been handed a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for possession of Class A and Class B drugs, as well as for "being concerned in the supply" of Class B drugs.
SEEMS HE WAS YET ANOTHER DRUGGED UP DRIVER.
QUOTE: The court heard Redfern, from Derby, was on a suspended prison sentence for drug-related offences at the time. In December 2022, he had
been handed a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for possession of Class A and Class B drugs, as well as for "being Concerned
in the supply" of Class B drugs. ENDS
Bit silly dealing in drugs when you have a suspended sentence hanging over your head.
QUOTE: The court heard Redfern, from Derby, was on a suspended prison sentence for drug-related offences at the time. In December 2022, he had been handed a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for possession of Class A and Class B drugs,as well as for "being Concerned in the supply" of Class B drugs. ENDS
Bit silly dealing in drugs when you have a suspended sentence hanging over your head.
On Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 7:09:43 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE: The court heard Redfern, from Derby, was on a suspended prison
sentence for drug-related offences at the time. In December 2022, he had
been handed a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for
possession of Class A and Class B drugs, as well as for "being Concerned
in the supply" of Class B drugs. ENDS
Bit silly dealing in drugs when you have a suspended sentence hanging over your head.
He got a slap on the wrist though
QUOTE: At Nottingham Crown Court he was given a 12-month sentence.ENDS
Simon Mason <[email protected]> wrote:
SEEMS HE WAS YET ANOTHER DRUGGED UP DRIVER.
NOPE. HE WAS DRUGGED UP AND STOLE A BUS.
QUOTE:
He had been jailed for 16 weeks, suspended for 12 months, in December for possession of Class A and Class B drugs, as well as being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs. ENDS
Driving a bus around your drug customers in their council estate hovels in not exactly keeping a low profile, is it?
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