Persistent pair of Milton Keynes burglars named, shamed and put behind bars

Dean Holland, aged 32, of Florin Close, Pennyland, and Thomas Casey, 31, of no fixed abode, started in August last year when they walked into the Euro Off Licence at Neath Hill off licence and threatened a member of staff before making off with a large quantity of alcohol, tobacco and scratch cards.

Then, in January this year, the pair launched a spree of burglaries, breaking into people's homes in Pannier Close on Downs Barn, , Abraham Close in Willen Park and Granville Square in Willen.

Holland pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary and five counts of theft and was sentenced at the same hearing to three years and 18 weeks’ imprisonment.

Casey pleaded guilty to one count of theft and three counts of burglary.and was jailed for three years and 12 weeks.

Both were also made subject to a restraining order and banned prohibited from contacting the victim of the theft.

The men are also banned from entering the Co-operative store in Neath Hill, Milton Keynes for a period of five years.

Holland was also made subject to a restraining order and is prohibited from contacting the victim of the theft and from entering Euro Off Licence in Tower Drive, Neath Hill, Milton Keynes for a period of five years.

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Lyndsay Gofton, based at Milton Keynes police station, said: “The behaviour displayed by Casey and Holland during these incidents is not acceptable and I hope their sentences serve as a message that it will not be tolerated.

“In August 2019, they subjected the victim to a terrifying experience. Then on numerous occasions at the beginning of this year, Casey and Holland broke into properties, taking items that didn’t belong to them.

“Burglary is an invasive crime and can have a lasting effect on home owners, who should rightly feel safe in their own homes.

“They will now have time to reflect on their actions whilst they serve their sentences.”