A WATERLOO man has been jailed after stealing thousands of pounds worth of luggage from a train.

Jamie Letremy, of Mitchell Avenue, was sent to prison for 30 weeks after Kirklees magistrates heard how he swiped suitcases from passengers after boarding a train at Huddersfield in January last year.

He was also sentenced for a string of other offences, including further thefts, fraud, and possession of Class A drugs.

The magistrates, sitting in Huddersfield, were told that the 28-year-old conspired with his brother Tyrone Letremy, in the thefts.

Tyrone Letremy was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for the thefts last month.

Magistrates were told that between January 18 and February 2 last year, British Transport Police reported several luggage thefts from trains between Dewsbury and Huddersfield.

Carole Lawford, prosecuting, said that together with his brother, Letremy was responsible for stealing luggage belonging to two passengers on January 21.

She said that the first victim was Sam Rippon, who boarded a First TransPennine Express train at Manchester Airport to travel to Garforth.

Another passenger who had his luggage taken was Daren Fu, who got on the train at Manchester Piccadilly to travel to York.

On boarding the train, the men both placed their suitcases on the lower tier of one of the luggage racks on the train.