A frightened house owner witnessed a serial burglar breaking into her dwelling dwell on her telephone after he stole the keys by way of a cat flap.
The sufferer was away from the property in Dagenham, Essex, however raised the alarm after watching CCTV footage of Daniel Meade, 43, strolling down a aspect path and climbing by way of a bush earlier than approaching the again door.
Meade focused the tackle round 5.30pm on 27 August this 12 months earlier than stealing gadgets together with fragrance, toy collectible figurines and a purse.
He is seen within the footage wearing a black vest and trousers, carrying a pink bag as he leaves the property.
He then tried to make his escape however was ambushed by police who arrested him on the scene.
Meade, of Havering, Essex, has a “long history of offending including burglary offences”, police mentioned.
He was jailed for 3 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 27 October after admitting housebreaking and was additionally fined £228.
PC Adam Sparrow, of the Metropolitan Police’s East Area Command Unit, mentioned: “This was a very frightening ordeal for the victim who was not at home but was able to see him via CCTV.
“She known as us and we have been shortly on the scene to arrest him.
Urging the general public to pay attention to opportunistic burglaries, PC Sparrow added: “I would advise Londoners to keep storage of their personal items well out of sight and reach of any thieves, as well as investing in deterrents such as lighting and CCTV – the availability of which left Meade with no choice but to plead guilty.”
Sky News revealed how simply six per cent of burglaries are solved by police in England and Wales – though in Manchester, arrests associated to burglaries have risen by 52% within the final 12 months.
In October all 43 chief constables from each nations pledged to attend “all at home burglaries” for the primary time in an try and construct confidence in officers.
Source: information.sky.com”