A 26-year-old man has been jailed after being convicted of burglary.

Billy Butler, who is now residing at HMP Ranby in Nottinghamshire, was sentenced to two years and seven months’ imprisonment following a trial at Aylesbury Crown Court on Monday, November 27.

This is in relation to an incident that happened on Tuesday, July 18 this year when Butler broke into a property on Ridings Way, Cublington, and stole a quantity of cash and jewellery.

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This happened between 2pm and 4pm.

He was arrested the following day and was charged on Friday, September 22, before pleading guilty to one count each of burglary and theft.

Butler has now been remanded to a Category C prison.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Emily King, part of the Priority Crime Team, based at Aylesbury Police Station, said: “Burglary is an offence which we take extremely seriously and will always investigate thoroughly.

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“I hope that Butler will use his time in custody productively and reflect on his actions.

“We would like to thank our colleagues at Wiltshire Police who were instrumental in the arrest of Butler and for securing key evidence in this investigation.

“Burglary causes a tremendous amount of upset to victims and communities, and we will tirelessly investigate such offences and bring to justice anybody who commit such crimes.”