Their crimes include “brazen” shoplifting sprees and arson.
Also sentenced this week was a violent bully who strangled his ex-girlfriend until she blacked out - after she tried to leave him.
Here is the full court round-up, with 12 of the criminals who were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week -
7. Kevin Payne
Kevin Payne, 69, of no fixed address having previously lived in Morley, was jailed for 12 months after admitting outraging public decency. He left two college students terrified after he started at them and began masturbating on a Leeds-bound train on March 27. | West Yorkshire PoliceNorthern
8. Leeds paedophile
A Leeds paedophile, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victim, was jailed for two years after admitting three counts of producing Category C indecent images and a count of voyeurism. He collected naked photos and videos of a foster girl under the care of his partner, after a camera was set up in her room. | Adobe/National World
9. Nicholas Hemingway
Nicholas Hemingway, 34, of Walford Road, Leeds, was jailed for 12 months after admitting two racially and religiously aggravated offences causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress. He was caught on camera performing racist gestures at a protest in Leeds city centre on August 3. | National World
10. Kashif Amjad
Kashif Amjad, 38, of Maybush Road, Agbrigg, was jailed for eight months after admitting a charge of possessing an offensive weapon in public. He pulled out a knife while bickering with a friend outside a takeaway on Agbrigg Road, Wakefield, on July 14, 2022. | James Hardisty
11. Michael Nuttall
Michael Nuttall, 38, of no fixed address, was jailed for 10 months after admitting a charge of wounding without intent. A police officer was left with a broken ankle after a scuffle as she tried to arrest Nuttall, who was wanted on recall to prison. | James Hardisty
12. Patrick Sampler
Patrick Sampler, 31, of Wood Lane, Leeds, was jailed for 14 months after admitting a charge of aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance. He crashed a campervan that he had stolen into two cars causing thousands of pounds worth of damage, following a high-speed chase through Leeds. | James Hardisty