Michael Taylor was spotted trying car door handles in Meridian Rise, Ipswich
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A man caught holding a woman's stolen purse while breaking into cars in Ipswich has been handed a suspended prison sentence.
Michael Taylor was caught red-handed in Meridian Rise, off Woodbridge Road, during the early morning of Thursday, July 29.
The following morning, 40-year-old Taylor appeared at Suffolk Magistrates' Court to admit three counts of vehicle interference, one count of theft and one count of criminal damage.
Police were called to the area following reports of two males trying car door handles between 5am and 5.30am.