A pair of burglars branded 'active and experienced' by police have been jailed over a series of house raids. Wayne Farrell, 38, and Sean O'Sullivan, 47, 'stole whatever property they could lay their hands on', detectives said as both men were locked up.
They broke into five properties in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire at the beginning of 2019. Both men were convicted of conspiracy to commit burglary.
A judge at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court today - Monday - jailed Farrell, of Stoneyvale Court, Rochdale, for nine and a half years and O'Sullivan, of Wasp Mill Drive, Wardle, Rochdale, for eight years.
Farrell and O'Sullivan broke into a home on Troutbeck Close, Bury, on January 22, 2019, and stole jewellery and a VW Tiguan from the driveway.
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