Thief targeted car Sat-Navs in £2,000 spree

A professional thief who grabbed £2,000 worth of cash and electrical goods from cars over a two month spree has been spared jail. James Hardy, 42, tried his luck tugging on car door handles as he roamed the streets of east London between late December last year and April this year. Hardy focused primarily on vehicles containing cash and goods such as iPods, Kindle tablets and expensive Sat-Nav systems, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard. On other occasions he would prey on…