Gary Beacham, 53, who has 54 previous convictions for 169 offences, stole a dozen parcels from a BMW X1 on Main Street in Barry last summer. A witness told police that Beacham was the culprit after they recognised him. “The arson offence was a deliberate attempt to cause really serious damage.”Beacham, of Holmes Street, Barry pleaded guilty to theft and arson. Judge Lucy Crowther told Beacham he had been leading an “utterly chaotic lifestyle” at the time of the offences. “A witness recognised you and you were soon found.