• About
    • Ethics policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Ownership, funding and corrections
    • Complaints procedure
    • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Newsletter
Brighton and Hove News
14 July, 2025
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Community
  • Arts and Culture
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Food and Drink
  • Sport
    • Brighton and Hove Albion
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Politics
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Community
  • Arts and Culture
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Food and Drink
  • Sport
    • Brighton and Hove Albion
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
Brighton and Hove News
No Result
View All Result
Home 999

Brighton burglar brought to book because of his boot

by Frank le Duc
Saturday 6 Jun, 2015 at 6:36AM
A A
0
Brighton burglar brought to book because of his boot

Terry Hughes

A serial burglar from Brighton has been jailed six weeks after he broke into a seafront flat because of the boot mark he left when he kicked in a door.

Terry Hughes, 39, of Roedale Road, Hollingdean, broke into a flat in Marine Parade, Brighton, on Thursday 16 April.

He stole cash, a laptop and other electrical items as well as the key to the owner’s Toyota Yaris car which he drove away.

The car was found half a mile away three days later but there was no sign of Hughes or any of the stolen property.

Terry Hughes
Terry Hughes

Shortly afterwards Hughes was stopped on suspicion of drugs offences. Officers searched his home where they found items stolen from the flat in Marine Parade.

And when crime scene investigators examined Hughes’s boots they found that the tread was an exact match to a faint outline of a footprint left on the front door in Marine Parade.

Sussex Police said that the evidence from his dirty boots, the stolen items at his home and CCTV of Hughes approaching the home before the break-in, convinced him to plead guilty to the burglary.

He was jailed for three years when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday 28 May.

Detective Constable Richard Valder-Davis said: “The forensic teams were able to prove beyond doubt that the mark on the door had been made by one of the boots we took off Hughes.

“The footprint they managed to lift from the door was a perfect match.

“It shows it’s not just fingerprints and DNA that can be left behind by burglars – and we will use any evidence that can identify who is responsible to bring the offenders to justice.”

Anyone with information about burglaries or shops selling stolen goods is asked to phone Sussex Police on 101 or email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk.

For crime prevention advice, visit www.sussex.police.uk.

The force said that anyone who sees or hears a burglary taking place should call 999 immediately.

Sussex Police also encouraged people to register their belongings on the world’s largest property database.

The force said that if property was stolen, it could then be reunited with the owner – and help ensure that offenders were prosecuted.

To register property takes just a few minutes. For more information, visit www.immobilise.com.

To watch a video about Immobilise and how it works, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XZ66WEER_c.

ShareTweetShareSendSendShare

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Most read

Water company brings in hosepipe ban after dry spring and heatwaves

Inquest opens after baby dies in Brighton hospital just days after her birth

Boy, 15, seriously injured in sword attack

Man jailed for betting shop robberies in Brighton and Hove

Charlotte Tilbury opens new store in Brighton

Brighton burglar brought to book because of his boot

Brighton burglar jailed after £100,000 raid on jeweller

Bob Dylan to open UK tour in Brighton

Rough sleeper banned from station for playing piano

Plan to revive Preston Village given warm welcome by council

Newsletter

Arts and Culture

  • All
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Food and Drink
Jessica Winter has ‘Got Something Good’ going on

Jessica Winter has ‘Got Something Good’ going on

13 July 2025
Palindrones headline a night of darkwave sounds in Brighton

Palindrones headline a night of darkwave sounds in Brighton

13 July 2025
Love Supreme Festival 2025: Day Two with Jacob Collier and friends

Love Supreme Festival 2025: Day Two with Jacob Collier and friends

13 July 2025
American post-punk band The Wants to play ‘Bastard’ set

American post-punk band The Wants to play ‘Bastard’ set

12 July 2025
Load More

Sport

  • All
  • Brighton and Hove Albion
  • Cricket
Sussex Sharks open T20 Blast with a win

Hampshire Hawks thwart Sussex Sharks in Blast

by Alex Smith - ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
13 July 2025
0

Hampshire Hawks 171-4 (17.2 overs) Sussex Sharks 167-7 (20 overs) Hampshire Hawks win by six wickets James Vince hit the...

We have an awful lot of work to do, says Sussex coach

Sussex must up their game in T20, says disappointed Farbrace

by Alex Smith - ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
11 July 2025
1

Sussex head coach Paul Farbrace said: “It is a hugely disappointing night. We haven’t been consistent in the last three...

Sussex Sharks open T20 Blast with a win

Sussex Sharks flounder against Essex in T20 at Chelmsford

by Alex Smith - ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
11 July 2025
0

Essex 148-4 (16.1 overs) Sussex Sharks 145 (18.2 overs) Sussex Sharks lost to Essex by six wickets Michael Pepper’s pyrotechnical...

Brighton and Hove Albion to receive freedom of the city

Brighton and Hove Albion sell winger to Sunderland for £21m

by Frank le Duc
10 July 2025
0

Brighton and Hove Albion have sold international winger Simon Adingra to Sunderland in a deal reported to be worth about...

Load More
June 2015
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930  
« May   Jul »

RSS From Sussex News

  • Man dies in three-car crash 13 July 2025
  • Boy, 15, injured in sword attack 13 July 2025
  • Water company brings in hosepipe ban after dry spring 11 July 2025
  • Police officer spared prison after being caught with child porn 11 July 2025
  • Airline fined for flying puppy to Gatwick before it had rabies jab 10 July 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • Contact
  • Support
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy
  • Complaints
  • Ownership, funding and corrections
  • Ethics
  • T&C

© 2023 Brighton and Hove News

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Opinion
  • Arts and Culture
    • Music
    • Theatre
  • Sport
    • Cricket
  • Newsletter
  • Public notices
  • Advertise
  • About
  • Contact

© 2023 Brighton and Hove News