Two men were jailed on Friday (13 Feb) after a home in Kendal was burgled and a car stolen in December 2025.
Jack Alstead, 20, of Royd Drive, Bradford, and Keegan Thackery-Holmes, 21 of Sandfield Road, Bradford were each sentenced to 30 months in prison at Carlisle Crown Court for dwelling burglary and aggravated taking of a vehicle. Alstead was also sentenced for an additional offence of possession of Cannabis.
The court heard that police received a 999 call from the victim in the early hours of Friday 12 December 2025 informing that his home had been broken into and his car had been stolen whilst he was asleep. He awoke to the sound of a car being started and driven away.
Police carried out enquiries and found the stolen car was travelling towards North Yorkshire. Colleagues at North Yorkshire Police located and pursued the vehicle after it failed to stop.
The vehicle was found abandoned shortly after.
Police then carried out further enquiries which identified the suspects were travelling in another vehicle, which was subsequently stopped at 4am. After a search of the vehicle a key for the stolen vehicle was found and the occupants were arrested.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Baguley said: “Being burgled can be incredibly traumatic.
“We do not tolerate offences of this nature and continue to target burglars with Operation Themis.
“I would encourage victims of burglary to report it to police so we can continue to pursue offenders, like we have in this case.”
Operation Themis is Cumbria Constabulary’s response to and focus on burglaries.