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| A man who ram-raided a supermarket dressed in only a pair of Ugg boots has been jailed for four years. | A man who ram-raided a supermarket dressed in only a pair of Ugg boots has been jailed for four years. |
| David Ball, 32, from Tyseley, Birmingham, ram-raided a supermarket and stole about £1,500 of cigarettes. | David Ball, 32, from Tyseley, Birmingham, ram-raided a supermarket and stole about £1,500 of cigarettes. |
| He was chased by a police vehicle through rural Warwickshire before being arrested after the incident in April. | He was chased by a police vehicle through rural Warwickshire before being arrested after the incident in April. |
| Ball was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court for aggravated vehicle taking, burglary, driving with excess alcohol and other driving offences. | Ball was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court for aggravated vehicle taking, burglary, driving with excess alcohol and other driving offences. |
| As well as being sentenced to four years in jail, he was also given an additional 51-week jail term from an earlier suspended sentence. | As well as being sentenced to four years in jail, he was also given an additional 51-week jail term from an earlier suspended sentence. |
| The judge said Ball had "50 to 60" convictions for theft which dated back to 1990 and had spent a number of "short spells" in jail. | |
| He was arrested after a police chase following the incident on 16 April. He pleaded guilty at Solihull Magistrates' Court the next day. | He was arrested after a police chase following the incident on 16 April. He pleaded guilty at Solihull Magistrates' Court the next day. |
| The court heard how Ball had stolen his girlfriend Tricia Dowling's Ugg boots and Renault Clio before the crime. | |
| CCTV footage | |
| The court was show CCTV footage of him repeatedly ram-raiding a Co-op in Balsall Common in the West Midlands | |
| His defence barrister Tom Kenning said it was an "an extremely unusual offence" and that his client had demonstrated "extraordinary behaviour". | |
| Mr Kenning said the death of Ball's grandmother had badly affected him and contributed to him committing crimes, when he had began getting his life together. | |
| He also told the judge Ball's girlfriend was expecting their baby and this should be considered in the sentencing. |