A man was arrested after he tried to sell tools stolen in a burglary the same day, a court heard.
A taxi driver in Middlesbrough called police after Malcolm Davison attempted to sell various items which had been stolen from a flat in the town - so that he could pay for his fare.
Prosecuting at Teesside Crown Court, Jenny Haigh said a man discovered his home on Barrass Grove, in Brambles Farm, had been ransacked after a neighbour phoned him at work on July 7.
A small amount of cash, credit cards and a tool bag containing a number of Allen keys and screw drives were among the good stolen.
Davison, of Carisbrooke Avenue, Thorntree, then took a taxi to South Bank and offered to pay for the fare with the stolen tools.
When the driver declined, Davision told him: “It’s OK mate, I’ve nicked them and I’m going to sell them.”
Further evidence showed that a selection of jewellery including necklaces, rings and bracelets, had been stolen from the flat.
The jewellery belonged to the complainant’s friend, who had the items bought for her by her husband more than 30 years ago.
A gold eternity ring stolen had been inherited from her mum.
A victim statement read out in court said the woman “cried for days” when she discovered her jewellery had gone, as she had left them at her friends “to keep them safe.”
Davison, who had a string of previous convictions including nine dwelling house burglaries, pleaded guilty to burglary.
Mitigating, Liam O’Brian admitted his clients record was “appalling” but said he had a “higher propensity to commit crimes when he was younger.”
Judge Peter Armstrong gave 39-year-old Davison a 12-month jail sentence.
He told him: “This was a serious burglary and only prison can justify it. You have had chances in the past but you have breached that."
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