A prolific offender’s ‘totally deplorable’ behaviour has landed him 15 months in prison as well as an indefinite criminal behaviour order.

Connor Patrick Lloyd, 23, from Blacon , assaulted a Hoole couple when they confronted him breaking into their garage last year.

Following his arrest in November, Lloyd admitted a series of offences including two counts of assault and burglary other than a dwelling and was handed his custodial sentence at Chester Crown Court on January 15.

Judge Roger Dutton also granted an application for a criminal behaviour order, which prohibits Lloyd from undertaking a number of behaviours upon his release – including using the Chester Greenway cycle route.

Lloyd has a history of stealing high-value bicycles.

Unacceptable behaviour

DS Ian Smith, from Chester Local Policing Unit, added: “Lloyd’s behaviour has been totally deplorable, not only did he break into private properties, but he also used violence in the commission of this crime.

“This is not acceptable and I hope that the order that is now in place helps to prevent other Chester residents from becoming victims of his crimes.”

Criminal Behaviour Order restrictions

For an indefinite period, Lloyd is prohibited from entering the garden, yard or driveway of any private dwelling without the expressed consent of the owner or occupier; being in possession of any bicycles, power tools, gardening equipment, games console or games, fishing equipment, without a valid receipt or where he can prove that he has the permission of the owner to use the item; carrying any items used to graffiti including spray paints, squeeze markers, marker pens, shoe dye and nitro-based ink pens, nor items which would enable etching of a tag on property in England and Wales; and using the Greenway path.

Cheshire West and Chester community safety officer Sam Chapman, who works within the Chester Antisocial Behaviour Unit, added: “This order is a preventative order, the conditions of which are designed to stop Lloyd committing offences.

“Lloyd has no consideration at all on the effect his behaviour has on people in Chester and this order is completely necessary to protect the public who have a right to feel safe in their own homes and to protect their own property.”