MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian teenager convicted of stealing 11 jars of jam from a neighbor has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, local prosecutors said on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old from the Republic of Bashkiria, in the southwest Urals, smashed a lock to gain entry to the neighbor's store room stealing six jars of raspberry and five pots of currant jam.
The thief also took a light, a stainless steel ladder and a bowl. The total value of the goods stolen was estimated at 2,100 rubles ($90), a spokesman said.
The defendant confessed that he liked 'sweets,' especially home cooked.
