Serial burglars sentenced to 20 months in prison for string of thefts in east London

This is the infinitesimal a burglar was chased down by constabulary aft being caught with golden rings, bangles and necklaces.

Two thieves person been jailed aft stealing £25,000 worthy of golden and different goods successful a drawstring of burglaries successful Redbridge.

Geani Bogonos, 42 from Chadwell Health, and Vasile Filip, 26 from East Ham, were arrested 150 metres from a location they burgled aft being chased by police.

Officers responded to a break-in connected Mansted Gardens successful Chadwell Heath connected December 15 and wrong fractional an hr officers had blocked disconnected flight routes.

The offenders were forced to fly to the High Road wherever they were chased down by police.

When the brace were searched officers recovered 2 golden rings, 2 golden bangles and 3 golden necklaces, which were missing from the property.

Detectives were past capable to spot the men astatine the country of different break-ins, including an incidental astatine a antithetic code successful Mansted Gardens, wherever a harmless containing £25,000 worthy of golden and £3,000 currency was stolen.

Bogonos and Filip were sentenced to 20 months successful situation astatine Snaresbrook Crown Court connected Monday aft pleading blameworthy astatine their archetypal quality hearing.

Bogonos was convicted of 2 burglaries, with a further 3 offences taken into consideration.

Meanwhile, Filip was convicted of 1 burglary with 3 further offences taken into consideration. All offences taken into relationship occurred passim Redbridge betwixt October and November 2024.

PC David Izard, who was the serviceman successful complaint of the investigation, said: “Burglaries are a immense intrusion of privateness and person a lasting interaction connected communities.

“As highlighted here, our officers responded astatine velocity and showed existent bravery to track, pursuit and detain the suspects.

“The squad past conducted a thorough probe which showed Bogonos and Filip to beryllium serial offenders – and yet led to them being taken disconnected our streets.

“This is each portion of the Met’s ongoing effect to burglary. Our section assemblage policing teams proceed to behaviour patrols successful blistery spot areas to supply a precocious visibility beingness arsenic good arsenic transgression prevention advice.

“If you bash person immoderate concerns delight talk to officers oregon interaction your section team, details of which are disposable via our website.”