A disqualified driver who dragged an officer down the road during a police chase has been jailed.
Charlie Barrett, 21, of St Mary's Road, Stalham, was sentenced to 12 months in a Young Offenders Institution at Norwich Crown Court on June 19 after admitting a string of driving offences and assault.
Barrett pleaded guilty to the offences which took place across March and April this year, including driving while disqualified, dangerous driving and assaulting a police officer.
He also admitted taking vehicles without consent, handling stolen goods and possessing cannabis.
On March 25, officers spotted a stolen Toyota RAV4 with cloned plates in Mile Cross Road, Norwich.
Two men abandoned the vehicle and fled, but Barrett's bank card and fingerprints were found inside.
Just four days later, on March 29, he was seen driving another stolen car - a Ford Focus - in George Pope Road.
He again fled the scene, but forensic evidence linked him to the vehicle.
On April 16, officers tried to stop Barrett, who was riding a stolen motorbike on cloned plates in stationary traffic in Watton Road.
Barrett accelerated, colliding with a police car and injuring an officer.
He continued to accelerate as an officer tried to apprehend him, dragging the officer along the road.
Barrett was arrested in Cringleford the next day and later remanded in custody.
PC Domynyk Belcher, the investigating officer, said: "Barrett has shown a persistent and blatant disregard for the law, repeatedly placing both the public and himself at serious risk through his behaviour.
"Despite being disqualified from driving, he continued to get behind the wheel of stolen vehicles, evade police and use cloned number plates in an attempt to avoid detection.
"This pattern of offending dangerously escalated when his actions directly resulted in a police officer being injured while carrying out their duties."
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