Prolific burglar who broke into six Northampton home in space of three weeks jailed

A man has been jailed for a string of high-value Northampton burglaries he committed to fund his £100-a-day drug habit.

Leon Glasgow, of no fixed abode, broke into six homes and committed five acts of fraud using stolen bank cards in a crime spree between June 18 and July 7.

However, the 43-year-old's spree was brought to an end when officers spotted him wearing a distinctive Superdry coat he had stolen from one of his victims.

On June 18, he burgled a house in Fir Tree Walk in Westone, stealing a bank card, PlayStation 4, iPad, Superdry coat and cosmetics. On the same day, he used a stolen bank card five times to purchase goods to a combined value of £130.69.

Glasgow targeted a home in The Lawns, Duston, on June 30, stealing a specialised mountain bike, before committing four burglaries and one attempted burglary in the space of four days.

On July 4, he stole bottles of alcohol from an address in Holyrood Road, Duston, before the following day, stealing a camera, Amazon fire tablet and jewellery from a house in Harlestone Road, Duston.

His crime-spree continued on July 6, when he burgled two more homes - one in Bants Lane, Duston, where he stole jewellery, an iPad, North Face backpack and some currency, while a purse and iPad were stolen from a house in The Avenue, Dallington.

On July 7, Glasgow attempted to burgle another home in Harlestone Road, Duston, however on this occasion did not gain entry. His crime spree was brought to an abrupt end when he was arrested the following day.

PC Tom Hollis of the Burglary Team West, who led the investigation, said: “I am grateful for the sentence which was handed to Glasgow by Northampton Crown Court.

“He broke into people’s homes during broad daylight utilising a disguise as a means to avoid suspicion and detection, some of which were at home at the time of offence.

“Glasgow targeted people, some of which were the most vulnerable members of our communities, at a time when they were highly sensitive towards Covid-19, and I hope they can take some satisfaction that he is now behind bars.

“I have no doubt, if it wasn’t for the burglary team’s swift actions, which brought an early conclusion to this series of burglaries, that Glasgow would have continued to cause further misery to the residents of Northampton.

“Through Operation Crooked, we on the Burglary Team West are fully committed to reducing burglaries and will continue to take robust action towards those who wish to pursue a life of crime.”

Operation Crooked is Northamptonshire Police’s campaign to reduce burglary, which continues to be one of the Force’s seven policing priorities to fight crime and protect people.