Jail time for prolific burglar who ransacked homes including in Chatteris

A man and a teenage boy who conspired to commit a string of burglaries have been sentenced.

The pair appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday (October 2), when Luke Wall, 29, of no fixed abode was jailed for four years and 105 days.

A 15-year-old boy from Essex, who can’t be named for legal reasons, was given an 18-month youth rehabilitation order.

Between January 7 and 27 this year, the pair admitted conspiring to commit 18 burglaries across Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.

The burglaries happened in Chatteris, Ramsey, Haddenham, Longstanton, Willingham, Girton, Kimbolton, Stapleford and St Ives as well as Newmarket and Long Melford in Suffolk.

The duo forced their way into homes and once inside ransacked the premises looking for jewellery, cash, computers and tablets and car keys.

Detective Constable Lisa Bacon, who investigated, said: “This pair operated in broad daylight and were brazen in the way they carried out these crimes.

“Thanks to CCTV, footprints and items of clothing left at the scene, witnesses and phone data we were able to link them to the incidents.

“Burglary can have a devastating impact on victims, which is why tackling it remains one of our top priorities.”

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