A judge jailed a bungling burglar and told him to give up crime because he was “not very good at it”.
Lee Andrews was among a group who broke into an industrial park unit and stole more than £3,000 worth of tools on January 25.
The 48-year-old also burgled a shed the previous month, helping himself to a mountain bike and tools worth almost £1,000.
But on both occasions Andrews was caught on CCTV and easily identified by neighbourhood officers of St Neots, Cambs.
Andrews was sentenced to three years and 27 weeks at Cambridge crown court, after previously admitting two counts of burglary and three breaches of a suspended sentence.
Recorder Patrick Fields , sentencing, told the defendant: “The best advice is to give up crime because you are not very good at it and keep getting caught.”
PC Jack Phillips, of Cambridgeshire Police, said: “Andrews claimed he was stealing to pay off debts.
“He’s now got plenty of time to reflect on his crimes and get the support he needs to lead a crime-free life.”
