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# Man jailed after admitting stealing car from driveway in Lichfield
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/man-jailed-after-admitting-stealing-car-from-driveway-in-lichfield/
- Published: 2024-04-09T09:21:51.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-09T09:22:19.000Z
- Description: A man who stole a car in Lichfield has been jailed.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Crime, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:58, News

A man who stole a car in Lichfield has been jailed.

Lee Cotterill pleaded guilty to taking the Fiat Abarth from a driveway in the city in June 2022.

The 36-year-old, of HMP Stoke Heath, also admitted stealing a Land Rover in the same month from Wombourne.

He was identified by police after DNA examination of one of the stolen vehicles. Officers later stopped him after spotting him driving a van in Wolverhampton.

Cotterill was charged with two counts of theft of a motor vehicle. He pleaded guilty to the offences at earlier hearing in January and was sentenced last month to 16-months behind bars.

He was recalled to prison when he was arrested for other matters and will serve a separate sentence.

Detective Inspector David Rowlands:

> “Targeting offenders and finding new ways of protecting the belongings of our communities is a priority for all ten local policing teams in Staffordshire.  
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> “Since we launched our clampdown on vehicle theft, we’ve arrested more than 120 suspected thieves and charged more than 50 with offences.  
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> “We want to continue working proactively to target those responsible, which means working closely with neighbouring police forces, patrolling hotspots and using covert and overt tactics to catch criminals red-handed.”  
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> Detective Inspector David Rowlands