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A HOMELESS teenage thief who burnt his best friend's car and stole jewellery from people he knew across Essex has been spared jail.William Atkins, 19, admitted embarking on a relentless spree of thefts and burglaries dating back to the summer of 2014, including targeting a number of people who had "befriended him".Chelmsford Crown Court heard on Friday last week that the first offence took place when Atkins, who used to reside at a hostel in Braintree High Street, broke into the house...