Man hid £380 in underwear after burgling vets practice in Colne
A man has been jailed after hiding hundreds of pounds in his underwear following a burglary at a vets practice in Colne.
Michael Dwyer, 42, is now serving a prison sentence after breaking into in the early hours of the morning.
Police were called to the practice on Albert Road at 5.05am on Saturday, January 17, following reports that the building had been broken into.
Officers found the front door had been smashed to gain entry, with an untidy search carried out behind the reception desk and in a storage room.
CCTV footage from the town centre showed a man running from the premises wearing a dark-coloured tracksuit and carrying a B&M carrier bag.
Just after 5.30am, officers stopped and detained Dwyer on Stanley Street.
Police Dog Bane later tracked and recovered the B&M carrier bag in the area, which contained clothing matching that worn by the suspect on CCTV.
Dwyer, of Bradford Road, Keighley, was arrested on suspicion of burglary.
When searched in custody, officers found £380 - the money stolen during the break-in - hidden in his underwear.
He was later charged with burglary of a non-dwelling and pleaded guilty at Blackburn Magistrates Court on January 19.
Dwyer was sentenced to eight months in prison.
PC Daniel Hodgson, from the Response Investigation Team based at Burnley Police Station, said: “We take all reports of burglary very seriously.
“Our officers responded to this burglary in Colne within minutes of the call being made to us.
“We detained and arrested Dwyer very close by, he was caught red handed. Dwyer is now in prison serving a sentence.”
Anyone who is a victim of burglary is urged to report it by calling 101. In an emergency, always dial 999.