A man has bee jailed for three years for burglaries in Carlisle.
David Kirkup, 27, of no fixed address was sentenced yesterday at Carlisle Crown Court.
He was sentenced for burglary dwelling and theft – no violence, burglary other than dwelling – theft, burglary, theft from a vehicle, possession of a bladed article and assault on an emergency worker.
On January 6 this year police received a report of a suspicious incident on Hasell Street. A man was seen climbing into a garden which was captured on CCTV.
It was later reported by the occupant that a grey bike had been stolen from the shed in the yard.
In the early hours of January 7, police officers were approached by occupants of another property reporting they had found their rear door not secured and items stolen including a Makita maintenance kit, whisky, wine and a handbag containing cards and cash.
Enquiries by officers at Kirkup’s address found clothing matching the description of the suspicious incident, and located items stolen from the property on Hassell Street.
The court also heard about further incidents on January 19 at an address on Buchanan Road, where the occupant heard their back door slam and upon checking found that a wood cutting axe was missing.
Kirkup was arrested that evening following a call from a member of the public of a man with an axe trying door handles in the area of Upperby Road.
Following the arrest police received a report of a theft from a vehicle on Upperby Road in which a toolbox had been taken, but later recovered.
