Leeds salon burglar Tasered by officers who caught him inside the shop
A burglar was Tasered by arriving police as he tried to flee from a salon he had smashed his way into.
Jared Browne and his two accomplices were caught by surprise as they ransacked the 3D Hair Design in Cross Gates.
While the two others were able to escape, Browne was incapacitated by the 50,000-volt weapon, Leeds Crown Court was told.
The drug addict was jailed after admitting two non-dwelling burglaries and four counts of shoplifting and an assault, in which he barged a Tesco worker out of the way while stealing.
The 35-year-old had targeted Heron Foods, Tesco and Home Bargains around Leeds through December last year through to the start of January.
But he also broke into Leeds Recreation Hall on Christmas Day, using a large stone to smash a window before climbing through.
He took £100 from a charity bucket and £70 from a lottery fund. CCTV caught him entering the premises.
But on January 26 this year, the police were called by concerned residents when the three males were seen breaking into the hair salon on Manston Approach.
When officers turned up, they heard banging and crashing and so crept into the shop.
After being Tasered, Browne was found to have a hammer in his pocket.
Arrested, he refused to answer questions during his police interview.
Browne, of no fixed address, has 28 previous convictions for 59 offences, including 13 burglaries.
He was jailed in June last year for 876 days for burglary and was out on licence at the time of his latest crimes.
Mitigating, Adrian Pollard said Browne has now been recalled until 2027.
He said: “Drugs have ruined his life. He started with cannabis and it was all innocent, but he progressed and that is the root cause.
“He says the impact of crack cocaine stops and you just want more.”
He said that Browne “has nothing and has achieved nothing”.
The judge, Recorder Jeremy Hill-Baker gave him a new 12-month jail sentence.