A man has been jailed at Carlisle Crown Court for a burglary committed at a Carlisle home.

Steven Robson, 60, of no fixed abode was sentenced to three years seven months for burglary dwelling and theft.

The court heard on 6 August this year in the early hours Robson entered the victims address on Wetheral Street, Carlisle and stole a laptop, two picture frames and a handbag.

The victim woke up that morning and realised their property had been burgled. Officers investigating found a footwear impression on a windowsill.

During CCTV enquiries footage found in the area a male was identified as wearing a grey jacket with hood on, grey tracksuit bottoms and trainers and was looking through a window of a house in the area using a torch at the time of the offence.

An officer recognised Robson from the CCTV and enquires were carried out to locate him.

Robson was located and he was arrested. Officers located the property taken and clothing matching that worn by Robson on CCTV

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Police Constable Ryan Thwaite from Cumberland CID investigating the case said “CCTV showed Robson peering through a window of a property on Dalston Road on the night of the offence, following his arrest we seized clothing from him which matched that seen in the CCTV

“Robson also accepted he knew that a laptop seized from him was stolen but gave no further comment.

“We take burglary offences extremely seriously and those who commit similar offences can expect to face a police investigation and prosecution.

“We continue to target burglars with Operation Themis, being burgled can be incredibly traumatic and we are committed to working with communities to bring offenders to justice.”