Burglars are jailed.

TWO burglars filmed on CCTV CCTV
abbr.
closed-circuit television

CCTV closed-circuit television as they broke into the offices of a recruitment firm have been put behind bars Verb 1. put behind bars - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, remand, put away .

Philip Billingham and Richard Roberts Richard Roberts may refer to:

Richard Roberts (engineer) (1789–1864), British engineer
Richard Roberts (evangelist), American
Richard Roberts (music), English music entrepreneur, Founded record label Too Pure

were after laptop computers but the Hagley Road firm had not bought any new machines after an earlier burglary - in which Roberts was involved.

They caused considerable damage to the premises during the break-in.

Billingham, 31, of Churchward Close, and 28 year-old Roberts of High Street, Lye, both Stourbridge, admitted burgling PDH PDH - Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy Services in the centre of the town.

Roberts was sent to prison for 18 months while Billingham was jailed for 30 months.

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