This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-23515065

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Colchester man jailed for bus theft Colchester man jailed for First bus theft
(about 7 hours later)
A man who disguised himself in a bus driver's uniform before stealing a bus in Chelmsford has been jailed for six months. A bus firm has carried out an internal inquiry after a man disguised himself as an employee and drove one of its buses from its Chelmsford depot.
Joshua Cooper, 20, took the single-decker Bluebird bus, operated by First Group, on 14 May after obtaining a uniform from a friend at the company.Joshua Cooper, 20, took the single-decker Bluebird bus, operated by First Group, on 14 May after obtaining a uniform from a friend at the company.
The bus was driven two or three miles before Cooper took it into a depot.The bus was driven two or three miles before Cooper took it into a depot.
The 20-year-old, of Mersea Road, Colchester, admitted taking a vehicle without the owner's permission. Cooper, of Mersea Road, Colchester, was jailed for six months for taking a vehicle without the owner's permission.
He also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance or a licence. He also admitted driving without insurance or a licence.
Chelmsford Magistrates' Court heard no passengers were on board the bus when it was taken.Chelmsford Magistrates' Court heard no passengers were on board the bus when it was taken.
It is understood Cooper had been turning up at the depot disguised in uniform for a couple of weeks before he took the single decker. It is understood Cooper had been turning up at the depot in the uniform for a couple of weeks before he took the vehicle.
He had told workers he was from another depot.He had told workers he was from another depot.
First Group is yet to comment about its security arrangements. A spokesman for First said the vehicle taken was not a public bus but one which "transports drivers between the bus depot and the bus station".
First would not say whether anybody else faced disciplinary action in connection with the incident.
It said it had reviewed security and "greater access restrictions" had been introduced, though the firm declined to state what these were.