A witness said the pockets of a Nuneaton burglar were so full of items that he was ‘jingling’. But when Sam Proctor was arrested, he told police: “I didn’t do none of those that you’re alleging I’ve done.”

This was despite police finding clothes in his house on Gilfil Road that matched a description from the witness. He had, in fact, broken into a house and stolen a Rolex wristwatch and several expensive power tools.

Warwick Crown Court on July 28 Proctor was jailed for three years and ordered to pay £222 to the victim.

Prioritising catching burglars

Detective Constable Gore said: “It is extraordinary that a very small number of people feel they can invade someone else’s home and help themselves to other people’s things. We know how upsetting this is for victims and that’s why, as a force, we are prioritising catching burglars.

“The message is simple. Break into someone’s home and we will do everything we can to get you locked up.”

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 Despite telling police: ‘I didn’t do none of those that you’re alleging I’ve done’ – he is now behind bars 

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