Krzysztof Skretowski, 38, also threatened a shop assistant with a knife when he raided a convenience store
A burglar broke into a pensioner’s home, grabbed his car keys and stole a car from the victim’s driveway. But Krzysztof Skretowski’s crimes caught up with him when he was stopped within an hour by police on the A610 Kimberley Bypass.
The banned driver was found behind the wheel of the 88-year-old victim’s vehicle which was stolen from an address in Radford at about 4.30am on April 8, 2023.
When he was searched, Skretowski was found to have a stash of amphetamines in a zipped bag. The 38-year-old, of HMP Nottingham, was jailed for a total of seven-and-a-half years when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on Monday, February 19.
He was convicted of burglary, driving while disqualified and without insurance, possession of a Class B drug and theft in relation to the Nottingham incident. Skretowski was also convicted of a robbery at a convenience store in Springfield Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, on November 1, 2022.
He entered the store, put on a balaclava and threatened a shop assistant with a knife until she handed over cash from the till. Skretowski had earlier been arrested by Lincolnshire Police officers at the Isaac Newton Shopping Centre in Grantham, on September 26, 2022, and pleaded guilty to possession of a knife in a public place, drink-driving and driving without a licence or insurance.
Leave a Reply