Jail sentence and criminal behaviour order for Bristol bike thief

A bike thief has been jailed for 52 weeks and banned from entering parts of Bristol city centre for 30 months.

Ryan Hack, 21, was sentenced at Bristol Magistrates Court after being convicted of 10 offences committed over a three-month period.

He admitted to stealing six bikes in the city between 8 June and 2 September last year. He also pleaded guilty to two counts each of handling stolen goods and going equipped for theft.

He received a 52-week sentence at a court hearing on Wednesday 23 February. Magistrates also agreed to impose a criminal behaviour order (CBO), as requested by Avon and Somerset Police, which will prevent Hack from visiting parts of the city once he has been released, including Broadmead, the Harbourside and Hotwells.