A KFC thief and a controlling drug addict were just two of the offenders jailed in our region over the last week. The courts also dealt with a yob who spat at cops, and a stalker who bombarded a stranger.
Prison sentences are handed out to the worst offenders each week and Manchester Evening News reporters are in court to cover the most serious cases. READ MORE: Friends share tributes to 25-year-old murdered in horrific street attack Here are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester in the past week. A 'desperate' thief broke into a KFC and stole a charity box containing £7 in coppers because he was 'hungry'.
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