A drug addict who burgled a home in Abbots Langley was caught by the owner’s fiancé and her neighbours.
The woman, her fiancé and other family members returned to High Acres from a day at the beach at 10.55pm and saw the lights were on.
Prosecutor Rahul Kumar told St Albans Crown Court today (Monday, July 15) that two men ran out. One escaped but Jay Wilson, 45, of Spur Close, Watford, was held until the police arrived.
During a messy search, he had stolen a camera, a coin container and an NSPCC donation box that had been stolen from a Spar store.
Mr Kumar said Wilson was angry with the people holding him. He told the police he was addicted to crack and heroin, but did not want treatment as he liked taking drugs.
In a victim statement, the woman said: “This has shocked me to the core.”
The burglary happened on Sunday, May 5. Two years earlier, in the early hours of April 3, 2022, Wilson was spotted taking part in a drug deal in Watford at 12.30am. He was searched and the police found a wrap of cocaine, some cannabis and a four inch blade with no handle.
Wilson appeared for sentenced having admitted burglary and theft, having a bladed article, and possessing class A and class B drugs. He had 136 previous offences.
Defending, Nicki Roberson said Wilson had been “through the prison revolving door”.
She went on: “He is a drug addict with years and years of acquisitive offending. Probation are no long willing to work with him.”
She said he had only one other domestic burglary on his record and had been on remand in Bedford prison for two-and-a-half months.
Recorder Maria Karaiskos KC jailed him for 20 months, saying: “You have been before the court many, many times before.”
The judge went on: “You indicated you love using crack cocaine and you don’t intend to stop using it.”
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