BURGLAR Gary Conquer has been jailed after breaking into a house in Yeovil – as well as stealing a bike.

The 54-year-old, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to burgling a property in the Abbey Manor Park area.

Officers arrested Conquer after he was identified following CCTV enquiries following the break-in, overnight on October 8 to 9 last year.

At Taunton Crown Court on Friday (January 23), Conquer was jailed for 876 days, and also asked for a bicycle theft to be taken into consideration.

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PC Jim Card, officer in the case, said: “Conquer broke into the house late at night and committed the crime while the occupant was asleep.

“He forced his way into the property and made off with a rucksack containing a wallet belonging to the victim.

“The impact of a burglary on any victim can be substantial, and we welcome the fact he has received a prison sentence of almost two-and-a-half years.”

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