A TEENAGER has dodged an immediate prison sentence after he led police on a high-speed chase from Chessington to Twickenham in the middle of the night.
Frank Fisher, 18, admitted a string of offences including attempted burglary, dangerous driving and handling stolen goods, following a high-speed chase on May 25.
The chase started at 2.13am in Hook Road and ended in Twickenham at 3.38am.
Police were called to Elm Road at 2.10am after Fisher and others were seen trying to steal a motorbike.
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When police arrived, the group rode away on mopeds, one of which had been stolen from Battersea Park, Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
Fisher is currently completing an unpaid work order for separate offences including driving without insurance, assault with intent to resist arrest and handling stolen goods.
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Dele Johnson, defending, said: “He has turned up at 8am to his unpaid work every day.
“He is a young gentleman who, if not caught quickly, could go off the rails and could end up in Feltham if he is not careful.”
Sentencing, District Judge James Henderson said “the combination of the offences” was “so serious that a community order cannot be justified.”
He added: “You were not by yourself, you were with others, so I am prepared to give you the benefit of the doubt that you were led astray by these others.
Fisher, of Upper Halliford Road in Sunbury, admitted attempted theft of a motor vehicle, attempted burglary, dangerous driving, driving without a licence, driving without insurance, failing to stop for an officer, aggravated vehicle theft, handling stolen goods and going equipped for theft.
He was sentenced to 20 weeks in a young offenders institution, suspended for 12 months.
He was disqualified from driving for a year and ordered to pay £200.
Detective constable Sarah Richardson, of Kingston police, said: “The crimes that Frank committed caused a lot of upset and worry in the community.
“Burglary leaves a devastating impact on the victims and I would like to thank those that came forward to help in the investigation.”
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