An armed Croydon looter has been jailed for more than four years

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An armed looter seen carrying stolen wedding dresses  through Croydon town centre during the August riots has been sentenced to more than four years behind bars.

Jake Jones, of Balfour Road, South Norwood, pleaded guilty to non-residential burglary, violent disorder, handling stolen goods and possession of a bladed article in a public place when he appeared at Inner London Crown Court on October 21.

Jones, 20, was recorded on CCTV rioting in Centrale Shopping Centre, Croydon on August 8, targeting shops such as House of Fraser and Orange, and attempting to burgle Jane Norman.

Other CCTV footage showed Jones carrying a number of stolen wedding dresses, which police later recovered.

Jones handed himself in at Croydon police station on August 22 and was charged later that day.

He was sentenced to four years three months at a young offender’s institute.

Acting Detective Sergeant Vicky Courtnell from Croydon CID, said: “He used violence and behaved in a despicable way, causing serious damage to a lot of shops in the process. This sentence is good news and a violent offender will be spending a considerable amount of time behind bars.”