A "SNEAK-IN" thief - who stole into two Chelmsley Wood homes on the same evening - has been jailed for six years.
Adrian Griffiths, 41, of Kington Gardens, had been founded guilty of burglary earlier this month.
Police said that Griffiths had walked into a house in Coralin Close on January 24, picking up a purse and the resident's car keys.
Although he was unable to steal the vehicle after being disturbed by the owner and fleeing.
Officers also linked the defendant to another incident, which happened minutes later in nearby Larch Croft.
He had scrambled onto a porch roof and entered a first floor window, although he fled empty-handed after waking the couple asleep inside.
Griffiths had also tried to prise open the door of another neighbouring property.
He was subsequently arrested on February 7. CCTV footage showed him leaving and returning home around the time of the crimes - which happened in the early evening. In addition, clothing matching that worn by the culprit was found during a search of his home.
He was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court on August 6 and police confirmed that the purse stolen from the first address had been recovered on a nearby roof.
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