‘Nightmare’ burglar jailed for four years for latest offence
THIEF BROKE IN TO HOME ON HIS ESTATE
A MAN once described by a judge as “every householder’s worst nightmare” has been jailed for four years after admitting smashing his way into and stealing from a family home on his own estate in Dewsbury.
Ryan Dufton, 42, from Beckett Crescent, Dewsbury Moor, was jailed at Leeds Crown Court after being arrested, charged and jailed within a few weeks of committing a burglary at an address also on Beckett Crescent.
He forced his way into the house on March 29 and stole a TV and a small amount of cash.
He was identified through police enquiries and arrested on April 7, before being charged to appear before court the next day. The 42-year-old had originally pleaded not guilty to the offence, but then admitted it in court.
DS Andy Holmes, of Kirklees CID, said: “We welcome the custodial sentence given to Dufton. On this occasion he had tried to get away with stealing from a family on his own estate, but was located following police enquiries.
“An overwhelming amount of evidence had been gathered against him and when presented with this in court, he changed his plea to guilty.”
“Kirklees Police fully realise the misery burglary can cause in communities and we do everything we can to investigate these offences and take people like Dufton off our streets.
“I would ask anyone who has information or intelligence about burglars operating in their neighbourhoods in Kirklees to contact Kirklees Police on 101 or online or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
In 2018 a judge at Leeds Crown Court described Dufton as “every householder’s worst nightmare” after he burgled a vulnerable 83-yearold woman’s home in Liversedge
just before Christmas in 2017. On that occasion, the police’s work was made easy for them as the bungling burglar left his blood at the crime scene.