Bus thief causes chaos in Nottingham city centre

Video footage released by police shows the moment a bus thief recklessly drove the vehicle through Nottingham city centre, running red lights before crashing into a car. Josh Redfern climbed inside an empty Trentbarton bus in Peveril Drive at around 8pm on August 4.

Moments later the bus passed through a red light in Castle Boulevard and struck a stationary car – writing off the other vehicle after causing extensive damage. Redfern, 25, did not stop at the scene and police later found the purple Indigo bus abandoned more than 10 miles away in Borrowash, near Derby.

Redfern, of Bethulie Road, Derby, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, failing to stop after an accident, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance. He was jailed for 12 months at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, October 26.Nottinghamshire Police said he was identified after a CCTV appeal was put out on Facebook. PC Matt Fisher said his actions were "mindless, reckless and dangerous".

He said: “He climbed inside a bus and set off into busy city traffic – presumably with no thought of the harm he could potentially cause to other road users. Thankfully no one was seriously injured but that is no thanks to Redfern. He wrote off one car after colliding with it and could have harmed anyone else who he came into contact with."

Redfern was told the sentence reflected the fact he committed the offences while on a suspended prison sentence for drug-related offences. He had been jailed for 16 weeks, suspended for 12 months, in December 2022 for possession of Class A and Class B drugs, as well as being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs.

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