A prolific burglar who stole almost £20,000 worth of laptops, phones and electronic equipment from businesses across the City of London told police: ‘You’re lucky I’m not grooming girls’ after he was arrested, a court heard.
Serial thief Neville Stanbury, 58, carried out a string of raids on offices, barristers’ chambers and financial firms despite being banned from entering the Square Mile following an earlier burglary spree.
The career criminal, whose offending stretches back more than four decades, admitted seven burglaries, one attempted burglary and breaching a criminal behaviour order after targeting businesses between December 2025 and April this year.
Southwark Crown Court
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