A PROLIFIC burglar who broke into the Cliffs Pavilion causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage to steal alcohol has been jailed.

Micky Scott, 32, from Canvey, has been jailed for four years and four months after being tracked to the scene of ten burglaries across Southend, Westcliff, and Leigh.

Many of the burglaries involved the theft of high value items or the damage of property worth thousands of pounds. 

Scott was found to have burgled the Cliffs Pavilion, in Westcliff, on February 5, taking bottles of alcohol and causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.

He was also further linked to a burglary at a home in Westcliff on February 5, which involved the theft of two bicycles from the living room, as well as the burglary of a shop in Westcliff on February 6, which saw a glass door smashed with a brick before alcohol was stolen. 

Scott was also at the scene of a burglary at a church in Westcliff on February 7, which saw £1,700 worth of damage caused.

Essex Police were able to link Scott to the offences through his electronic monitoring tag he had on after being released from prison in January 2023.

This monitoring proved vital in securing charges against Scott, as he proceeded to swiftly return to a criminal lifestyle throughout February, setting shops, homes and businesses in his sights.

Scott was arrested, alongside co-accused Josh Love, 28, outside an address in Westcliff on February 14. Two windows at the property had been smashed.

Appearing at Basildon Crown Court on Monday, October 9, he was jailed for four years and four months.

Love, of Chichester Close, Rayleigh, also admitted two counts of burglary and two counts of theft.

Appearing at the same court on July 24, he was sentenced to one year and six months’ imprisonment and a 42-week suspended prison sentence was activated.

DC Sam Sheehan, of Southend CID, said: “This was a complex and detailed investigation, using GPS tag data as key evidence to secure charges against a prolific offender. 

“Scott showed a total disregard for his many victims. 

“Several of those he targeted now feel unsafe in their own homes and continue to live with the trauma of these unpleasant crimes. 

“We are all too aware that burglary amounts to far more than the theft of property. It is a deeply unsettling offence, which leaves victims feeling helpless. 

“He will now spend a significant term behind bars, leaving the Southend community a safer place.”