Jail for burglar who said he 'owed loan shark money'

Dean Wright, 42, has been jailed after he admitted burglary and affray

A 42-year-old thief who told police "he owed a loan shark money and was told to burgle a house" has been jailed.

In December 2023, Dean Wright smashed the window of a house in Ringstead Road, Paston, Peterborough, and stole two pairs of Rayban sunglasses, a Hugo Boss watch, a bottle of whiskey, DJ decks and a box of coins and notes.

On Friday, a judge at Peterborough Crown Court sentenced Wright, who was identified from doorbell camera footage, to three years and 30 weeks for burglary and affray.

Det Sgt Tessa Munro said: “The victim had worked incredibly hard to buy this property, only for Wright to come along, break in and steal it, so I am glad he is now in prison and some of the goods have been retrieved.”

The court heard how Wright, of Wye Place, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, also broke the lock off a trailer and stole a Samsung TV and two boxes of beer.

Police said the victim got his DJ decks back after he was contacted on social media.

Wright, who made the loan shark claim during a police interview, was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £228.