A 35-YEAR-OLD Warminster man has been jailed for 18 months after stealing £4,000 worth of items, including engagement and wedding rings, from a house in Salisbury.

Tristan Woodward, in Barley Close, received the sentence at Portsmouth Crown Court yesterday (October 1) after breaking into the house in Netherhampton Road on October 2, 2014.

CCTV captured Woodward surveying the area the day before the break-in and the next day he was seen a total of 16 times leading up to the burglary, including being in the rear garden of a house at one point.

Woodward claimed he was in the area to collect money for charity but was arrested and charged and found guilty at Salisbury Crown Court on September 9.

Local Crime Investigator, George Moncrieff, said: “This type of crime affects victims in many ways, victims often no longer feel safe in their own homes and the loss off such sentimental items can be devastating let alone the financial implications.

“The lady was so upset after the burglary that every time she picked something up in her home she wondered whether the offender had touched it. We hope that today’s result will go some way to reassure the victim and act as a deterrent to other would be thieves.”