A WANTED drug addict fraudster with 'a bad record' ran over a police officer's leg on his push bike during a getaway and threatened an NHS working mum.

Jamie Lines also threatened to smash up the NHS worker's Lexus and burgle her Worcester house after he demanded a reward for returning her stolen laptop.

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The 30-year-old. formerly of Ombersley Road, also admitted nine frauds by false representation totalling almost £650 at shops across Worcester using two stolen bank cards, some committed on January 24 this year and others on February 2 this year.

The frauds happened at Asda in Worcester (£63.90) JD Sports in The Shambles (£245.10), Northwick Service Station in Ombersley Road (£32.04), Tesco in Foregate Street (£51), Sainsbury's in Foregate Street (£30), Checketts News (£51.62), Castle Street Service Station (£49.99), again at Tesco in Foregate Street (£23.36) and a further fraud at Asda (£102.09).

He further admitted resisting an officer in the execution of his duties by cycling over his leg while the detective was trying to arrest him.

John Dove, prosecuting, said the victim of the laptop theft had left it in her Lexus in a bag behind the driver's seat. On February 14 she received a message on Facebook Messenger from Lines's account claiming her laptop and some letters with it inside had been found.

The message said: "Do I get a reward for returning them?"

In a phone call he asked her for her address so he could return it. He asked for £60. She offered £50. But when she saw his Facebook profile with a photo of her laptop saying 'for sale, £140' she took a screenshot and called police who advised her not to give Lines any money.

She later received a message saying: "I feel like you're going to stitch me up."

When he arrived at her home she told Lines she had called police and he started threatening her. He said: "I'm going to smash your windows through. Enjoy your Lexus - you're only going to have it for a day."

A further message read that it was 'too late for the money now' and threats were made to 'smash her car, her windows, burgle her house when she was not there' and also that he was 'going to send his sister round'. A basis of plea, accepted by the Crown, was that Lines had withdrawn these threats and made it clear he was not going to carry them out.

The following day he was spotted on Astwood Road near the cemetery and an officer tried to stop him on Brickfields Road while Lines was riding a push bike.

Mr Dove said: "An officer positioned himself in the road to try and stop Mr Lines riding by. But the defendant only rode his bike into DC Pullen, causing injury to his leg."

The prosecutor said: "The defendant has a bad record, 23 convictions comprising 55 offences."

Lines, described as having a heroin addiction by his solicitor, was sentenced to six months in prison suspended for 18 months. She said he found paperwork with the laptop which led him to understand the owner worked for the NHS.

The defendant, now of Shervil Rise, Wolverhampton, was ordered to complete 40 rehabilitation activity requirement days and a 12 month drug rehabilitation requirement.

He was ordered to pay full compensation to the shops and banks affected by the frauds and a £128 victim surcharge at Worcester Magistrates Court yesterday.