Their crimes include an armed robber, dubbed “Lego Man” by shop workers for his tendency to steal the building-block sets.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court this week, was a violent thug who punched and throttled his partner after she asked him to make breakfast.
View our gallery below for the full round-up of criminals locked up in Leeds this week...
1. Craig Pittaway
Armed robber Craig Pittaway was dubbed “Lego Man” by shop workers for his tendency to steal the building-block sets. The 39-year-old mainly targeted B&M stores around Leeds and either pulled out a knife when challenged by security, or threatened to. He was jailed for six years and given a five-year CBO, which bans him from Kirkstall Retail Park and all B&M shops in West Yorkshire. | WYP / YEP
2. Nathan Fraser
Thug Nathan Fraser hit a reveller with a bottle in at Pryzm nightclub in Leeds, and later dished out a brutal assault on a woman before the first incident had reached court. The 21-year-old threw a glass at the woman then punched and kicked her before slamming a taxi door on her leg. He was jailed for three years and given a restraining order to keep him away from the woman. | WYP / YEP / Google Maps
3. Adam Kirk
Adam Kirk was jailed for 40 months and banned him from driving for six years and eight months for a sickening high-speed crash which left the man in intensive care with bleeds on his brain and a fractured spine. Judge Ray Singh blasted the 36-yearold calling him a “coward” and lamented his own lacks of power to make Kirk serve his latest sentence consecutively. | WYP
4. Shane Earp
Opportunistic burglar Shane Earp was seen on CCTV climbing through the unsecure kitchen window of a property in Harehills and leaving with the 55-inch TV. Neighbours later recognised him and detained him, along with the householder of the burgled property. Earp was given an additional 18 months’ jail, to run consecutively to an existing 27-month sentence he is serving for other break-ins. | WYP / YEP
5. Marlon Mahelengamo
Marlon Mahelengamo, who waved a knife at staff at the 02 shop in Wakefield city centre, was for 44 months after he admitted charges of robbery and possession of bladed article in public. The 21-year-old was part of a gang of four that travelled up from London. The victim impact statements of the three members of staff were read to the court, with all of them saying they had suffered since the terrifying robbery. | NYP
6. Christopher Boden and Samuel Stewart
Desperate drug addicts Christopher Boden and Samuel Stewart were deemed to be a danger to society and handed extended jail sentences after they threatened staff at a Morrisons Daily in Seacroft with a knife and a hammer into handing over the till takings. Boden was given a four year jail sentence, while Stewart received four years and four months. They both received four-year extended licence periods. | WYP