A Leeds burglar who stole cars and Christmas presents and then boasted about his crimes in a rap has been jailed.
Dylan McEwan, 19, and his two friends burgled two homes in Pudsey and Bramley in the early hours of December 20 last year where they stole four cars and Christmas presents.
Two of the stolen cars were then involved in police chase that resulted in McEwan and his pals being arrested after they abandoned the cars in Bradford and ran off.
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Officers from Leeds District Crime Team investigated the offences and all three were charged and subsequently pleaded guilty at court this week.
McEwan, of Barncroft Drive, Seacroft, was sentenced to three years in custody.
The two youths, who cannot be named as they are under 18, were each given community rehabilitation orders.
During their enquiries, officers found a post on McEwan’s social media from October of a brief video clip of him driving a car followed by him rapping about his criminal activities.
It was submitted to the court as part of the case file.
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Styling himself "MC McEwan", he raps: “I creep through your yard, getting paid out for the brand-new cars” and “But I can't lie, graft life's hard”.
Detective Inspector Vicky Vessey, of Leeds District Crime Team, said: “McEwan is a prolific burglar whose offending has brought misery to his victims who have had to suffer the indignity of having their homes invaded and their property stolen.
“The two burglaries he has been convicted of took place just days before Christmas when this type of crime is always more acutely felt by those who experience it.
“The utter disdain he has for the people he targets to steal from is abundantly clear from the lyrics in his social media post.”
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