A
house-breaker under police surveillance who was caught committing his
second burglary in a week has been locked-up for three years.
Clive
Lindsey, 40, of Knights Place, Noke Drive, Redhill, Surrey was only
in the second property two minutes when officers saw him leaving with
a bright pink carrier bag containing two stolen laptops.
He
was arrested on November 25, last year as a result of an intelligence
operation by Merton Burglary Squad.
Lindsey
broke into a house in Graveney Road, Tooting at 1.20pm then ran to
his parked car in nearby Fishponds Road.
Officers
followed the vehicle, a green Ford Ka, into Lessingham Avenue, where
it was stopped at the junction with Francisan Road.
Lindsey
was arrested and officers seized the pink carrier bag, which
contained two laptops and a pair of socks from the address.
Lindsey
was taken to Wimbledon police station for questioning and linked to a
further burglary, which occurred on November 17 at an address in
Reigate, Surrey.
Detective
Constable Ian Griffith, from Merton Burglary Squad, said: "The
evidence against Lindsey was so overwhelming and strong that he was
given no other choice then to plead guilty to both offences.
“In
this case we were able to recover the stolen items and return them to
their rightful owners within a matter of hours, a real result for the
victims in this matter.
"
Lindsey has now been brought to justice for his crimes and the
message is clear - we will use all the intelligence and resource
available to us to disrupt criminals and gather the most compelling
evidence to present before the courts."
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