'Good Samaritan' spots burglars with wheelie bin full of loot and calls police

A NURSE whose home was ransacked during a burglary has thanked a "Good Samaritan" who told police where the criminals were.

Anne Spiller, aged 56, returned from work in the evening of October 27 to find her Deane home had been burgled, with the patio doors smashed and countless items taken.

On Tuesday, 24-year-old Luke Walker, who has a string of burglary convictions to his name, appeared at Bolton Crown Court and was given a jail term of three years and four months for his role in the burglary.

Two teenagers, aged 13 and 14, also pleaded guilty to taking part in the burglary and will be sentenced at a later date at Bolton Magistrates Court.

The offenders were found with the majority of Ms Spillers property at a house in Fern Hill Avenue, Deane after a resident saw them suspiciously pushing a wheelie bin in the road which they were using to transport the stolen goods.

Items stolen included laptops, a TV, digital cameras, mobile phones, watches, sunglasses, perfume, jewellery, underwear and even bottles of spirits.

Speaking after the sentencing, the 56-year-old victim said: I just wanted to say a big thank you to the person who spotted them in the act and rang the police straight away.

If it wasnt for that person then this would have been very different and they might not have been caught, so I want to say thank you for that.

A large amount of the haul was returned to Ms Spiller, although an Ipod, a Kindle device and some jewellery with sentimental value has not been returned to her.

She said she was pleased to see Walker given a lengthy jail term for the burglary which left her feeling not right for weeks.

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'Good Samaritan' spots burglars with wheelie bin full of loot and calls police