Cleaning up the streets: Vacuum thief is jailed

A BURGLAR has been jailed after being caught on CCTV fleeing a Castle Bromwich property clutching a vacuum cleaner.
Paul Gloster, 24, of Bordesley Green, had been captured on film following a break-in in Windleaves Road on January 30.
He had been carrying the Dyson he had taken from the home and was accompanied by two other men who were also holding items stolen from the address.
The images allowed police to identify Gloster (pictured, right) and earlier this month, at Birmingham Crown Court, he was sentenced to 27 months in prison.
It has been confirmed that another man remains on remand over the Castle Bromwich break-in, awaiting trial on other criminal matters.
The sentencing comes after police have acknowledged that burglary rates are up in parts of the West Midlands, following a period of long-term decline.
Such were fears about the spate of break-ins in Castle Bromwich, scores of residents turned out for a meeting at Arden Hall in January to ask local officers what was being done to tackle the problem.