A burglar has been given another chance to keep her freedom after raiding a home in the dead of night while on a suspended sentence for another break in.
Danielle Parker, who has an 'appalling' record, had the previous sentence hanging over her and was also on a community order for handling stolen goods but still she targeted a property. A court heard she got a garage door key fob from the owner's car and used it to access the garage and an attached home office.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the home on Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay, was burgled on July 19 last year while the family were in bed. The next morning they found £537 cash, sunglasses and a wallet containing bank cards had been stolen and used fraudulently to buy food, drink and a Metro ticket worth more than £100.
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Parker, 30, of Northumberland Square, North Shields, who has 36 previous convictions, had been given a suspended prison sentence for another burglary in August 2019 and was also given a community order in January 2021 for handling stolen goods and fraud.
In relation to the latest offending, she pleaded guilty to burglary, theft and two counts of fraud. Judge Stephen Earl sentenced her to 20 months suspended for two years with rehabilitation, 140 hours unpaid work and £290 compensation. A youth who was her accomplice was dealt with separately and made to pay a similar amount of compensation.
The judge said: "My first thoughts were I would send her to immediate custody. I won't but she's at the top of the scale. This must come to an end otherwise, if she comes back, that's where she will go."
Judge Earl told Parker: "Your previous record is appalling. You were on a suspended sentence at the time and it had been extended for further offending.
"Your card has been marked on a number of occasions. Today is probably the last time I get to mark it again."
Penny Hall, defending, said: "She is clearly remorseful. The entry doesn't go beyond the garage and was not in the main part of the house." Miss Hall added that Parker has mental health issues and is a carer for her partner.
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