Prolific burglar who raided a house in Harborough is jailed after he was caught hiding in bushes

A prolific burglar who raided a house in Market Harborough has been jailed after he was arrested while hiding in bushes.

Raymond Abbott-Moore, 32, stole a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses, a sentimental watch and some loose change from the home in Scotland Road, Little Bowden, on Tuesday August 18.

He was jailed up for four years and six months at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday October 15.

Abbott-Moore, of no fixed address, was sent to prison after he admitted four charges of burglary and one count of handling stolen goods at an earlier hearing.

As well as the Market Harborough break-in, Abbott-Moore targeted houses in Western Boulevard, Leicester, and Ferndale Road, Thurmaston, between Monday August 10 and Saturday August 22.

The remaining burglary charge relates to an incident in Station Road, Glenfield, on Monday September 7.

Abbott-Moore, who also stole laptops in his mini-burglary spree, was captured the same day after sharp-eyed passers-by spotted him in Station Road.

The vigilant members of the public immediately alerted police.

And officers who raced to the scene found him hiding in bushes.

Abbott-Moore had with him items taken from a burglary at an address in Town Green Street, Rothley, earlier that day.

Det Sgt Fraser Macintosh, the investigating officer said: “Abbott-Moore is a prolific burglar who showed no consideration for his victims.

“The act of burglary is an invasion of privacy and leaves victims feeling vulnerable in the place they should feel safest.”

He added: “It can take some victims a long time to get over a burglary.

“I hope that this outcome will be of comfort to those affected by his crimes and help them move forward from their ordeal.”