PUBLISHED: 07:30 10 November 2018 Jane Hunt Arthur Edwards Picture: SUFFOLK CONSTABULARY SUFFOLK CONSTABULARY A burglar was spotted prowling around an Ipswich home by the owner after he was alerted to the break-in by a phone app, a court heard. David Nunn, of Henley Road, was on holiday in France on October 3 when a Yi camera in his home detected movement in the property at around 8.50pm. The app sent an alert to his mobile phone showing someone in the downstairs hallway with a torch, Ipswich Crown Court heard. Cans of Budweiser beer were also taken, and in another chance discovery, 48-year-old Arthur Edwards was arrested after his DNA was found on a can found nearby. It was discovered by an off-duty police officer who had spotted a man drinking at a sports centre car park shortly after the burglary. Mr Nunn immediately called a neighbour after spotting Edwards in his home and they rang the police, said prosecutor Peter Gair. Two rings belonging to his wife and his son’s watch were among £1,000 worth of property stolen during the raid. The court heard Edwards smashed glass to get into the Henley Road property. The 48-year-old, of no fixed address, admitted the burglary at the house on October 3. Jailing him for two-and-a-half years, Judge Emma Peters said people should be able to go on holiday without having to worry about their homes being broken into. “It must have been a great shock for Mr Nunn seeing someone walking… [Read full story]
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