Cambridge railway station bike thief jailed for seven months

A prolific Cambridge bike thief has been jailed for seven months.

John Bruce Miller was captured on CCTV taking a bike from Cambridge Station cycle park in November.

He also breached his current Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) not to:

Be in possession of any pedal cycle or any cycle part without a verifiable receipt, and

Be in possession of any item that can be used to steal a pedal cycle in a public place.

At Peterborough Crown Court on Thursday (18 January), Miller, 39, of Pakenham Close, Cambridge, was sentenced to seven months in prison after pleading guilty to theft of a pedal cycle and two counts of breaching a CBO.

Sergeant Dan Scott said: “Miller is a prolific bike thief in Cambridge with numerous convictions against his name for cycle theft.

“We continue to work hard to address cycle crime in Cambridge. This includes reviewing and identifying hotspots, catching offenders, recovering stolen bikes with proactive patrols and education.

“All reports of bike theft are taken seriously and we would encourage people to report offences so we can build up a picture and deploy resources accordingly.”