Overview
- Keegan Thackery-Holmes, 21, and Jack Alstead, 20, received 30-month prison terms at Carlisle Crown Court after guilty pleas.
- They were sentenced for dwelling burglary and aggravated vehicle taking, and Alstead also received a sentence for cannabis possession.
- The December 12 break-in happened as the victim slept, with keys taken and his VW Golf stolen from Collin Close in Kendal.
- North Yorkshire Police pursued the stolen car after it failed to stop, and officers later halted a second vehicle around 4am, found the Golf’s key, and arrested both men.
- £330 seized from Thackery-Holmes will part-compensate the victim’s £2,939 losses, as Cumbria Police pointed to ongoing burglary work under Operation Themis.