Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Thursday, 1st August 2024, at 17:20hrs
A man has been jailed for more than seven years for his role in an aggravated burglary in Skelmersdale.
In a social media update after sentencing, Skelmersdale Police said,
“A couple in their 60s were watching television at their home in the Pennylands area at around midnight on 8th February this year.
Three men smashed the patio window and entered the house, two of them holding crowbars and the other a baseball bat.
Two of the males began ransacking the property and stole a safe which contained a quantity of cash, sentimental keepsakes and paperwork.
An investigation by the South Burglary Team led to Cameron Breslin being arrested at his home in Leigh, Greater Manchester, on 26th March.
Breslin, 29, of Mirian Grove, Leigh, appeared at Burnley Crown Court on Tuesday (30th July).
He pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary in a dwelling house and was sentenced to seven years and seven months.
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