Crime
WATCH: Pole waving ‘prolific criminal’ jailed
‘James Caulfield is a prolific criminal who has caused misery within the community with his unpredictable behaviour’
A man’s weird moment of madness – by pulling a wooden pole from a flower bed and then waving it down the street – has contributed to him being jailed. James Caulfield, 39, of High Street, Ramsey, was arrested on 16 June after police were called to reports of him waving the pole and shouting abusive language in Great Whyte, Ramsey.
On 2 July he was arrested again after being found in possession of a four-inch craft knife, also in Great Whyte.
Man's moment of madness – he pulled a wooden pole from a flower bed and begins waving down the street in Ramsey – caught on CCTV pic.twitter.com/oH9VvlcpO8
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At Peterborough Magistrates Court on Friday (9 February), Caulfield, was sentenced to 40 weeks in prison.
He pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a knife in a public place; an earlier suspended sentence was activated.
PCs Simon Taylor and Oliver Thomas, who investigated the crimes, said: “Caulfield is a prolific criminal who has caused misery within the local community with his unpredictable behaviour.
“This sentence demonstrates the severity of his offending and I hope residents and businesses in Ramsey can feel safe with him now behind bars.”
James Caulfield, 39, of High Street, Ramsey, pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a knife in a public place
James Caulfield, 39, of High Street, Ramsey, pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a knife in a public place.
