A teenaged bike thief has been sentenced to 30 days prison after admitting stealing one bike and riding another while disqualified.Triston Burgess, 18, of Warwick, pleaded guilty to charges of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent in connection with a December 9 incident, and driving while disqualified and using false documents on January 6.Crown Counsel Cindy Clarke told Magistrates’ Court that in the early hours of December 9, Michael Burrows discovered that someone had broken into his garage and taken two motocross motorcycles.He went out looking for the stolen vehicles, and found himself in a high-speed chase in Warwick behind the motorcycles. During the chase, he was able to identify both Burgess and another suspect.Following the incident, Mr Burrows contacted Burgess’ family, and Burgess later returned the vehicle, however it had been spray-painted a different colour and was in “abused condition”.Questioned by police, Burgess admitted being involved in the theft of the bike as a lookout.A second teenager, 18-year-old Akil Smith, of Devonshire, previously pleaded guilty to being involved in the stealing of the bikes. He is currently on bail awaiting sentencing.In the information related to the second set of charges, the court heard that at around 8.44am on January 6, officers were on duty on South Road in Warwick when they noticed Burgess, who was riding a motorcycle.The officers noted the vehicle’s licence plate number, and a check revealed that the plate belonged to a stolen vehicle. The officers chased Burgess, who later abandoned the bike and escaped on foot.A subsequent investigation revealed that while the licence plate belonged to a stolen vehicle, the vehicle Burgess was riding was not stolen.Appearing in court, Burgess said that he found the stolen plate and affixed it to his bike because he wanted to make a quick trip to the store.But the court heard that Burgess had been disqualified from driving, and had a previous conviction for driving while disqualified.Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner said: “I understand completely. You needed transportation to go to the shop and you have no respect for the court, so you rode.”He sentenced Burgess to 30 days imprisonment in the Co-ed Facility for both stealing the motorcycle and for riding while disqualified. He additionally issued Burgess a total of $800 in fines for driving while disqualified and using fake documents.