A thief who snatched a woman's handbag, tried to rob a shop and stole a homeless man's socks and shoes has been jailed.
Jordan Hutchinson carried out a spate of offences which left his victims terrified.
In August last year he approached a sleeping homeless man in Sunderland and stole a bag he was using as a pillow.
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When challenged, he shouted "you f****** tramp, I will stab you up".
The victim ran after him, saying he had all his belongings in the bag and was threatened again as Hutchinson searched through it.
Police turned up and got the bag back but the homeless man's socks and trainers were missing, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
The victim was left feeling scared, vulnerable and worried about sleeping on the street in case he was targeted again.
Hutchinson, 20, of Lewis Crescent, Hendon, Sunderland, was arrested then fled from the officer but was tracked down by a police dog, which bit him.
On November 8, Hutchinson tried to rob a Nisa store in Sunderland, pulling out a meat cleaver and demanding cash but fleeing when the shopkeeper pressed a panic button.
The following day he approached a 50-year-old woman who had been shopping in Sunderland, initially asked for change of a £1 coin.
After she said no and continued walking, she felt a firm tug on her handbag from behind, sending her belongings flying. Her purse fell out of her bag and Hutchinson grabbed it and ran off.
She tried to chase him but was unable to do so because of her asthma.
The victim suffered pain to her hand and shoulder and had the £38 purse, bank cards, a bus pass and two scratch cards stolen.
She said in a victim statement: "I feel scared and worried for my safety and I'm petrified to leave my own home.
"I suffer depression and anxiety and this has set me back."
Hutchinson admitted theft, threatening behaviour, obstructing police, attempted robbery and robbery and was sent to a young offenders institution for 42 months.
Jamie Adams, defending, said a pre-sentence report described Hutchinson as "bright and articulate".
He added that while in prison he has detoxified from the drugs "that were bringing about this dreadful behaviour".
Mr Adams, who said Hutchinson had a troubled childhood, added: "He is appalled and genuinely sorry for the trauma he caused.
"He really is ashamed of what he has done."
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