Police say 38-year-old Marcus Bevan targeted no fewer than four addresses in the Port Talbot area on February 11 this year.
Swansea Crown Court heard that Bevan was a serial burglar who had committed 114 offences including numerous house and commercial burglaries and a conviction for burgling and trashing a local rugby club.
His latest burglary spree on 11 February this year saw hundreds of pounds worth of clothes taken from a property on Tydraw Street in Port Talbot with further incidents in nearby Tudor Street that same morning.
Doorbell footage from the properties submitted to the court showed a hooded figure trying front doors in the area around 6.30am. All of the properties targeted by Bevan were found to have been occupied by people on their own.
Bevan’s distinctive fur-trimmed hood was identified by a Police officer familiar with Bevan after looking at nearby CCTV footage.
Following a guilty plea at Swansea Crown Court, Bevan was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison
Detective Sergeant Jonathan Holding from South Wales Police said: “It is always disappointing to see when offenders continue to commit crimes, having undergone programmes designed to reduce their re-offending whilst in custody.
“During this latest spree of brazen offending, Marcus Bevan stole clothing from one address and house keys from another. He also tried the front doors of at least two other addresses, but was unable to gain access.
“Marcus Bevan is a prolific burglar who shows no sign of ever learning his lesson and changing his ways. He is rightly beginning a lengthy term in prison.”
(Lead image: South Wales Police)
