Security has been increased across car parks in Wycombe after a man was jailed for stealing more than £3,500 from ticket machines.
The thefts earlier this year resulted in the loss of about £3,800 and caused disruption to car park users, with the majority of targeted machines significantly damaged.
WDC communications officer Simon Farr said: “We are grateful to Thames Valley Police for working with us to secure this successful prosecution.
“Not only was a substantial amount of cash stolen by Bamber, but his actions caused significant damage to the ticket machines, resulting in inconvenience for car park users as well as a large repair bill.
“We are constantly reviewing the safety operations within our car parks and, as a result of that ongoing review, we have upgraded and alarmed our ticket machines.”
Across three days in May, Bamber stole about £2,850, before taking more than £1,000 in other offences in July.
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