Burglar caught after leaving paperwork with name on at crime scene

A burglar was caught after he accidentally left paperwork and medication at a crime scene in Kent. 

Terry Williams, 41, broke into three properties on Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, in just a few hours.

He was quickly detained after documents and medication containing his name was found at the end of a driveway at one of the properties he targeted. 

Detective Constable Shelley Rainer of Tonbridge CID said: ‘Williams left a trail of indisputable evidence and was then caught after unwittingly returning to the scene of one of the burglaries to recover stolen property he had set aside. 

‘It is clear that if he hadn’t been arrested, he would have continued to steal and cause further misery to others in order to support a drug habit.’

Police had been called to a house in Pembury Road on March 28, where stolen items were found in a wheelbarrow.

While officers were at the scene, one of the victims recognised a man walking nearby and when he was stopped it turned out to be Williams. 

His appearance also matched a suspect captured on the victim’s CCTV.

Williams was carrying a bag containing a laptop and other items, which led to the identification of a third victim who also lived on Pembury Road.

Williams tried to deny the charges against him but further evidence including blood samples from the crime scenes incriminated him.

Williams, of no fixed address, admitted three counts of burglary at Maidstone Crown Court and on Tuesday was sentenced to 16 months in prison.

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