Two burglars who 'thought they had discovered the perfect crime' are now behind bars over a spate of thefts at luxury properties in the Alderley Edge and Presbury areas of Cheshire. Martin Maloney and Christopher Leigh - both from Bolton - carried out a series of burglaries at 'high-value' homes, police said.
A court heard the pair were responsible for 'at least' 21 burglaries between September 2019 and April 2021. In all cases, detached homes in the process of being renovated were targeted, Cheshire Police said.
Maloney, 49, and Leigh, 45, stole high-value tools and luxury fixtures and fittings which were being installed at the properties. The force said the total value of items stolen was believed to amount to around £120,000.
