Burglars caught with stolen haul from house
A PAIR of west London burglars have been jailed after targeting a Surrey home.
David Parsons, 70, of Hounslow Road in Feltham, and Karl West, 53, of Rockingham Road in Uxbridge, were sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Wednesday last week following a burglary in Esher in January this year.
According to Surrey Police, the pair broke into a residential address in the town on January 17, waking up the victim who spotted them in his garden shining their torches.
The victim quickly called the police, informing officers that his living room window was broken and silverware was missing from his cabinet.
Officers were deployed to the scene and launched a search of the area. Less than 10 minutes later Parsons and West were spotted walking on foot near Clare Hill. The officers pursued the pair and witnessed them discard silver objects which the victim later confirmed belonged to him.
Both men were arrested on suspicion of burglary and police found a set of car keys in West’s possession.
The team expanded their search of the area and located the car in Milbourne Lane.
Inside the vehicle was a black bag that contained further items stolen from the victim’s house, one of which was engraved with the victim’s surname. Officers also recovered bank cards in the name of Parsons and West from the vehicle.
Parsons was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment and West was sentenced to 34 months, followed by six months for breaching a suspended sentence order.
Detective Constable Jess Jaensch, who investigated the case, said: “These sentences are the result of a collective effort across police departments. The swift arrest of the suspects by the responding officers enabled detectives to bring the evidence together and secure convictions for two prolific burglars. Most importantly, we’re pleased that all of the victim’s stolen property, most of which were sentimental family heirlooms, have been recovered and will be returned to them.”