Following a police investigation, two men have been sentenced in connection with theft and burglaries in Milton Keynes.
Thomas Casey, aged 31, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at a hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court on Wednesday (April 29) to three years and 12 weeks’ imprisonment.
He pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to one count of theft and three counts of burglary.
Casey was also made subject to a restraining order and is prohibited from contacting the victim of the theft, from entering Euro Off Licence in Tower Drive, Neath Hill and from entering the Co-operative store in Neath Hill, Milton Keynes for a period of five years.
Dean Holland, aged 32, of Florin Close, Pennyland, Milton Keynes was sentenced at the same hearing to three years and 18 weeks’ imprisonment.
He pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to three counts of burglary and five counts of theft.
Holland was also made subject to a restraining order and is prohibited from contacting the victim of the theft and from entering Euro Off Licence in Tower Drive, Neath Hill, Milton Keynes for a period of five years.
On 15 August 2019, Casey and Holland entered a the Euro Off Licence in Tower Crescent, Milton Keynes, where they threatened a member of staff and stole a large quantity of alcohol, tobacco and scratch cards.
Then, in January 2020, Casey and Holland broke into properties in Pannier Close, Abraham Close and Granville Square, Milton Keynes and stole various items including a car, jewellery and cash.
Holland also stole items from various shops on four other occasions between November 2019 and January 2020.
Casey was charged on 28 January and Holland was charged on 31 January.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Lyndsay Gofton, said: “The behaviour displayed by Casey and Holland during these incidents is not acceptable and I hope their sentences serve as a message that it will not be tolerated.
“In August 2019, they subjected the victim to a terrifying experience. Then on numerous occasions at the beginning of this year, Casey and Holland broke into properties, taking items that didn’t belong to them.
“Burglary is an invasive crime and can have a lasting effect on home owners, who should rightly feel safe in their own homes.
“They will now have time to reflect on their actions whilst they serve their sentences.”
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