A prolific burglar who kept knuckle dusters and a baton at home has been jailed for six years after a spree of offences.
Jordan William Ruston, 25, of Howe Road, admitted to nine offences at Portsmouth Crown Court on May 29, being linked to the crimes through DNA evidence and usage of bank cards.
A moped he had stolen was also found dumped in a pond near his home.
Overnight on June 29 into 30, 2023, a flat at the Anchorage in Gosport was entered, and electronics and a bank card were stolen.
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On July 2, two properties on Tukes Avenue and a third on Brookers Lane were burgled, with electronics equipment and bank cards being taken.
A Nintendo Switch from Brookers Lane had been gifted as a present by Ruston, and this linked him to the burglaries, alongside usage of bank cards and DNA evidence.
For these four offences, he was sentenced to three years in prison.
But in a separate spree on November 4, 2024, a house on Village Close in Gosport was broken into and a purse was stolen.
Jewellery was then taken from a property on Gosport Road in Stubbington, and rings and airsoft equipment were stolen during a break-in at St Nicholas Avenue in Gosport.
Items from two of these burglaries were later found at a pawnbrokers ship.
The following night electronics, bank cards and a knife were stolen from a property on Totland Road and electronics, jewellery and a moped were stolen from a property on Magennis Road.
The moped was eventually found dumped in a pond near to Ruston's home.
He later admitted the five burglaries and possession of offensive weapons, namely a knuckle duster and telescopic baton at his home address, and was sentenced to a separate consecutive jail term of three years for these offences.
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A forfeiture order was also made for the weapons.
Investigating Officer DC Paul Osborne from the Eastern Area Crime Team said: “This is a significant sentence that sends a clear message that we deal robustly with burglary offences and those that choose to break into people’s properties.
“Our homes are spaces where we should feel the most safe, and for someone to brazenly invade that space can leave a long-lasting scar.
"Burglary can have a profound impact on victims. I would urge anyone who has been a victim or who sees anything suspicious that could be linked to a burglary to report it to us”.
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