featured-image

A “career thief” broke into a house through the dog flap as part of his second burglary in one night. Paul Tillott, 53, broke into both houses in the early hours of April 4. Bolton Crown Court heard how a homeowner in Sharples was woken by a phone notification at just before 6am that morning.

Prosecutor Laura Broome said: “He looked out of his bedroom window and saw the defendant stood at the side of the address, lurking by the side of his wife’s car in the driveway.” Tillott seemed to be trying the car door but appeared to run off after the man told him to “get lost.” The case was heard at Bolton Crown Court (Image: Newsquest) But later that morning the homeowner found that the front door was open and that his wife’s car keys were missing.



He found that his wife’s car had been unlocked and that their garage door was open, with the TV from their second lounge left on the garage floor. Ms Broome said that the car keys had cost around £250 to replace while repairing the door cost another £100. But that very same night Tillott hit another house not far away heading towards Eagley.

This time a woman was awoken by a crashing noise and found her television and computer had been stolen along with her bank card and various gift cards. Ms Broome said: “She realised that the defendant had entered through a dog flap in the rear door.” She said that Tillott appeared to have kicked the dog flap open and reached up to open the door.

He was later caught on CCTV using.

Back to Health Page