Thief caught on video doorbell

A man who was caught on a video doorbell stealing from a car has been jailed.

Jason McShefferty, 47, stole a bank card from a car in North Brink, Wisbech, on 9 December.

However, he was not arrested until 18 December, in the early hours, when police were called to suspicious activity in Osbourne Road, in Wisbech.

After a short police chase, McShefferty was arrested, and a lock knife was found on him during a search.

McShefferty, of no fixed address, admitted theft from a motor vehicle at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court in December and was found guilty of being in possession of a bladed article at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (6 February), when he was also jailed for 42 weeks.

Detective Constable George Corney, who investigated, said: “McShefferty is an opportunistic thief, and I would like to thank the victims for reporting to us so we could identify and arrest him.”

Advice on how to best protect your vehicles can be found on the force’s dedicated crime prevention webpages.