A serial offender has been jailed for three and a half years alongside his accomplice after pleading guilty at Reading Crown Court this month.

On January 14 2022 while on bail, James Frost, 32, ransacked a property in Beehive Lane before driving a stolen Land Rover into the storefront of Boots in Market Place.

This comes seven months after the two Bracknell men were charged for a spate of burglaries throughout Wokingham.

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Detective Constable Kelly Turner, based at Loddon Valley police station, said: “Thames Valley Police is committed to bringing burglars to justice, which is important as burglary is an incredibly invasive crime.

“James Frost and Terry Smitheyman went on a spree of offending on 9 June last year.

“They stole a car, two bikes, numerous personal items and a large amount of cash and damaged two pairs of electric gates, all of which had a substantial impact on the victims.”

Terry Smitheyman, 26, of the Oaks in Bracknell was jailed for two and a half years as a accomplice to these crimes.

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Turner added: “Then around seven months later while on bail, Frost broke into another property and ransacked it before stealing a Land Rover.

“He then used the car to smash his way into Boots in Wokingham town centre and steal several high-value fragrances before driving off.

“Their offences have caused concern in the community and a lot of damage to the properties and businesses.

“I am pleased by Frost and Smitheyman’s sentences, which should serve as lessons to others who seek to commit burglaries that we will investigate and put offenders before the courts.”