Burglars with 197 crimes to their name jailed for break-in

Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how James Naylor, aged 30, and Daniel Fluck, 31, took £500 worth of make-up and a Blackberry mobile phone from a home in Ashtree Road, Pelsall on February 25 this year.

Prosecutor Phillip Beardwell told the court: "The occupant left her home at 7.30am, locked and secure.

"She had £500 worth of make-up including Estee Lauder and other expensive brands.

"She returned home later on to find that her house had been burgled.

"The kitchen window was broken and the make-up had gone from her bedside table.

"Both defendants were seen by a neighbour in the vicinity of the property, who alerted the police."

He added: "Officers arrived at about 1.30pm and both defendants were found. Naylor was carrying a pink bag.

"They tried to run from officers but were caught, without the bag which had been left in a nearby garden.

"Police also found a Blackberry mobile phone, belonging to the victim.

"Since 2002, Fluck has 127 offences on his record, and Naylor has 70."

Fluck, of Clockmill Road, Pelsall, and Naylor, of Lichfield Road, Pelsall, pleaded guilty to burgling the house.

Mr Oliver Woolhouse, defending Fluck, asked Judge James Burbidge to take into account the early guilty plea. Naylor's defence barrister Mr Stephen Cadwallader admitted that the pair's crimes were difficult to defend, but Naylor did have a family to return to.

He said: "There is not much I can say in mitigation, just that he has a family."

Judge Burbidge told the pair: "Between you, you have committed 197 offences. Several of these have been burglaries at dwellings.

"Having her home broken into by you will no doubt have been a stressful experience for the occupant, which she may still be suffering from psychologically, now. If you continue to offend, you will find yourselves spending more and more time away from your families."

They were each sentenced to 876 days in prison.