A man has been jailed for 12 months for two burglaries at Essex businesses.

Jordan Hurst, 28, of no fixed address, appeared at Colchester Magistrates' Court on Friday, November 1 where he was sentenced to a total of 12 months imprisonment. 

He pleaded guilty to two burglaries and criminal damage to a car on three separate dates at an earlier hearing.

Hurst was first arrested after a burglary at a Maldon bicycle shop on July 31, before later being linked to a burglary at a pub in Chelmsford.

During the burglary at the bicycle shop, a window was smashed to gain access and a bike valued at £9,500 was stolen.

Chelmsford Police Team located Jordan Hurst nearby, but he was soon released on bail whilst enquiries were carried out.

A month later, on August 27, Police identified Hurst as the suspect in a pub burglary in Chelmsford.

50 bottles of alcohol worth £450 were stolen.

Hurst was arrested in Chelmsford city centre on September 5 when Chelmsford CPT officers were on routine patrol.  

Hurst ran off from officers and in the process, jumped on a car, causing £1,000 damage to the windscreen.

Sergeant Graham Thomas, Chelmsford Town Centre Team, said: "Our hard-working businesses deserve respect. They don't deserve people like Hurst taking advantage of them and their livelihood in such a way that could affect their ability to stay open to the public or make a profit.

"Our role is to keep the city safe for everyone and to investigate crimes so that we can bring offenders before the court." 

The bike has not been recovered. 

Jordan Hurst was jailed for an additional 4 weeks for breach of a suspended sentence.