Face of burglar who 'jingled' after stealing Rolex and powertools in house raid

[dutchman]

Despite telling police: 'I didn’t do none of those that you’re alleging I’ve done' - the Nuneaton man is now behind bars



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.

Warwickshire Police said that the homeowner left for work and, when they returned the next day, he noticed items had been moved around his house. He also felt a draft and, on walking to the back of the house, noticed that a window had been forced open and then a rear door also opened.

They then discovered that the items were stolen. Investigating officers quickly linked the suspect to an account they had received that day of a man walking through another resident’s garden with his pockets so full of items that he was ‘jingling’.

The man was quickly recognised by a Nuneaton detective as 33-year-old Proctor. When his home was searched, officers found the clothes and trainers he had been seen wearing on the day.

Proctor was arrested and in interview it was explained to him that the Rolex he had taken was of great sentimental value. He declined to comment when asked where it was and concluded by saying: “I didn’t do none of those that you’re alleging I’ve done.”

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

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."

[dutchman]

Leave a cheap watch and box-full of costume jewellery on the dressing table and a few counterfeit banknotes in the draw. That way the burglar will think he's got what he came for and probably leave the rest of the house alone.