This is Hull and East Riding --A POLISH man who came to Hull looking for work turned to crime when he lost his job.
Krzysztof Rechenberg arrived in the city in 2010 and found work but, after losing his job and his passport, became homeless and carried out four burglaries, often looking for somewhere to sleep.
Overnight between July 20 and 21 last year, he broke into a static caravan at Tavistock Allotments, which the owner used to take a break in and drink refreshments.
Simon Waley, prosecuting, told Hull Crown Court: "The defendant was homeless at that time and broke the lock in order to get in and use some of the facilities in terms of the tea and coffee-making, and he appears to have slept in the caravan."
Ten days later, the 30-year-old returned to the same caravan, which the owner had secured, and broke in again, this time stealing a USB computer lead.
But the hapless burglar left his fingerprints at the scene, which became a feature of his offending.
On October 22, he got into the chemistry department at the University of Hull through an unlocked window and was captured on CCTV using a torch to find his way around.
He stole an iPhone, a laptop, a USB stick and a photocopier key.
Just over a month later, on November 29, Rechenberg got into a student house in Cranbrook Avenue, west Hull, after climbing onto the roof of a conservatory and in through an insecure window.
He stole a Toshiba laptop, a silver iPod Touch and some Beats headphones, worth a combined total of £820.
After again leaving his fingerprints at the scene, Rechenberg was arrested but refused to answer questions in interview.
Geoff Ellis, defending, said: "The defendant came to the UK in 2010 with the intention of finding work and he was initially successful in doing that.
"But, because of the redundancies that were transpiring, he became unemployed.
"He lost his passport so he lost his accommodation. He now has his benefits back, he doesn't have his passport yet."
Rechenberg admitted four counts of burglary and Recorder Toby Wynn sentenced him to nine months in jail, suspended for 18 months, and ordered him to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work.
The judge told him: "Breaking into people's homes inevitably causes huge distress to them."
Recorder Wynn said the offences warranted a custodial sentence but said: "Because of your pleas of guilty and the hardship you were suffering, I'm going suspend that sentence of prison."
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