Yahoo News Brazen burglar makes himself at home on sofa and tucks into ice-cream and Tango
A brazen burglar broke into a shared house through a window and cheekily helped himself to ice cream from the freezer as well as drinking a can of Tango.
Drug addict Jordan Rodriguis calmly sat down on a sofa in the lounge and tucked in to the ice cream as a tasty night-time treat for himself. When he was suddenly confronted by one of the residents, he even casually introduced himself by saying: "I'm Jordan."
He later told the police that he "didn't give a f***" if his unexpected late-night ice-cream-eating visit had upset the unsuspecting residents of the house, Hull Crown Court heard. Rodriguis, 31, of no fixed address but recently in custody on remand, admitted burglary on September 18 as well as theft on August 16 and assault on September 15.
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Blaise Morris, prosecuting, said that the burglary happened when Rodriguis entered a house in Boulevard, west Hull, through a kitchen window. Five people lived there and there was a communal kitchen.
One of the residents was awoken by another occupant in the early hours to say that there was a stranger in the lounge eating ice cream. The freezer door was open and Rodriguis was sitting on a sofa.
He told the resident: "I'm Jordan" and he repeated this.
The police arrived shortly afterwards. He told police that he broke in through the kitchen window and ate ice cream from the freezer as well as drinking a can of Tango.
He admitted that he "didn't give a f***" about how the residents felt about him breaking in. One of the occupants later said: "The incident has left me feeling terrified and anxious when I am at the property but also when I leave."
In another incident on September 15, Rodriguis became frustrated and aggressive towards staff at McDonald's in Jameson Street, Hull. He told staff that he had paid for some items of food when he had not done so and that the system and the staff were lying.
Rodriguis started screaming about his food and threatened to break a member of staff's glasses. The man continued to stand there to prevent Rodriguis getting over the counter and pushing trays over.
Rodriguis picked up a tray and was about to hit the member of staff over the head with it but he stopped himself from doing so. He threatened to smash people's heads in but he finally left.
The theft offence happened when Rodriguis stole joints of meat, valued at £125, from Sainsbury's in Hull Road, Hedon, before leaving without paying. He had convictions for 50 previous offences, including being jailed for eight weeks on July 15 for arson, possessing a weapon and breaching a suspended prison sentence.
Oliver Shipley, mitigating, said that Rodriguis went into the house with the initial intention of sleeping there but he helped himself to items while he was inside the premises. "He has a very unpleasant record," said Mr Shipley.
"These offences are particularly distasteful. He is sorry for his actions. He has struggled for some time with a Class A drug addiction. He has not been able to free himself from that.
"He is habitually homeless. He is continually being released from custody with nowhere to go. He wants to get housing and he wants to get accommodation with a view to becoming drug-free. He wants to work hard to free himself from addiction in the future."
Recorder James Baird told Rodriguis: "You have an extensive criminal record and, even though you have been given chance after chance by the court, you have failed to take that chance, breaching court orders.
"You are someone who is not safe at the moment to manage in the community. I hope that you can find some secure accommodation when you are released from prison. Immediate prison is the only course that can be taken here."
Rodriguis was jailed for 16 months.
