A WOMAN who broke into numerous properties and drove a stolen car at police will spend the next six months behind bars.

Erica Smailes, 30, pleaded guilty to more than a dozen charges fronting Mildura Magistrates' Court on Monday.

The majority of her charges related to a 24-hour period that started with her targeting five neighbouring properties in Thirteenth Street, Mildura on January 7 last yea...