Two burglars targeted 11 properties in one day and stole games consoles, tablet computers and bicycles.
Jake Burrows and a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, broke into houses and garages in Aigburth and Mossley Hill during their crime spree. The heroin and crack cocaine dealer and the youth burgled addresses on Rose Lane, Brodie Avenue, Lugard Road, Cherrydale Road, Benmore Road and Mentmore Road on February 8 this year.
Two mobiles phones and a Samsung tablet were taken during a burglary on Avenmore Road while two Nintendo Switch consoles, a wallet and car keys were pinched from a home on Heatherdale Road. The pair also swiped a backpack, an Amazon Fire Stick and bank cards from a house on Bridge Road.
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The teenager, from Toxteth, was locked up for a year and three months at Liverpool Magistrates Court yesterday, Monday, after admitting six counts of burglary, four of attempted burglary and one of theft. Burrows, of Maud Street in Toxteth, was previously jailed for four-and-a-half years over the same spate of offending.
The 22-year-old also received an imprisonment of two years and four months at Chester Crown Court last month after being convicted of possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply - resulting in a total term of six years and 10 months. Detective Constable Pete Murphy, of Merseyside Police's specialist burglary team Operation Castle, said: "Being a victim of burglary can have a massive impact on the person and families affected as they have had their home invaded which is an awful experience to go through.
"I am pleased that both offenders will now spend time behind bars for their actions, and I would continue to encourage people to reports any suspicious behaviour so we can take action. We are determined to keep reducing offences and the harm this causes across Merseyside, and we will act on information we receive.
"We encourage people to come forward if you know anything about suspected burglary and the sale of stolen goods where you are. We’ll act on all information provided.
"Burglary offences have decreased year on year across Merseyside thanks largely to Operation Castle - an operation targeted at reducing burglaries, bringing offenders to justice and ultimately sparing residents the anguish of being a victim of burglary. We will continue to work proactively with communities and our partners to keep this progress going."
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