Two prolific burglars were sentenced in court on Tuesday.  

Daniel Carthy from Redhill pleaded guilty to eight counts of burglary and James O’Reilly of no fixed address pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary.  The men were arrested after items found in the vehicle they were travelling in were linked to two burglaries in Surrey. The men were also being charged with conspiracy to commit residential burglary in two other counties.  At Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday, O’Reilly was sentenced to five years imprisonment and Carthy was sentenced to eight years imprisonment.

Detective Constable Pete Osborn of Surrey Police CID said that number plate recognition cameras were instrumental in providing evidence of the vehicle’s movements in and out of Surrey.