A man who stole more than £3,000 worth of items from vehicles in less than four weeks - and racked up huge bills on stolen credit cards - has been jailed. 

Terry Loveridge, aged 40 years, broke into victims' vehicles and stole precious items - including a 30-year-old pair of Gucci sunglasses.

Loveridge, of Milton Close, Horton, previously admitted eight counts of fraud by false representation, five counts of theft from a motor vehicle and one count of criminal damage to a property.

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A judge heard that the total value of the thefts was around £3,120, while the total value of the frauds was around £430.

Between June 15 and July 10 this year, Loveridge broke into the victim's vehicles, before fraudulently using their stolen bank cards.

There were five victims in total, the court heard.

Prosecutor Alexandra Boshell told the judge at Reading Crown Court that one victim, Alana Tyminski, became suspicious when she received a phone notification indicating her bank card had been used at a Shell Garage in Windsor.

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Among the items stolen was a Mulberry purse which contained valuable family items.

Ms Boshell said: "She didn't think anything of it at the time but when she went to her car at 7:30am she noticed that her glove compartment was open."

In a victim statement, Ms Tyminski said: "The offence he has committed against me has had a great impact on me and my family in a variety of ways.

"It was time-consuming, inconvenient and stressful to say the least."

Ms Tyminski added that her children still did not feel safe in their own home.

On another occasion, Loveridge smashed the window of a victim's vehicle before stealing items from inside.

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The court heard there were five victims in total - with one victim losing her husband's Gucci sunglasses - which he had owned for 30 years.

Simon Molyneux, defending Loveridge, said: "It was a spree, I don't think that was an unfair description of this.

"Mr Loveridge understands that a sentence of imprisonment is almost inevitable in this case."

Judge Sarah Campbell jailed Loveridge for two years.