Jail for burglar who targeted three homes in half an hour

Danian Yarlett (38), of Lilian Street in Rotherham, also burgled a house two days later and was caught handling stolen goods from another crime.

After being caught by police on his final burglary, he shouted at officers: “It’s not as if I raped anyone, get off me”.

In his first of three burglaries on January 3, the resident of a house on Clifton Bank in Rotherham heard noises and caught Yarlett tampering with a door leading to the garden at 9.15am, Sheffield Crown Court heard.

She told him to get out and he ran away after saying sorry.

But 15 minutes later he struck at a house on Sherwood Crescent where a woman coming from upstairs found him in the kitchen. He grabbed a handbag and ran off.

Soon afterwards, Yarlett turned up at a house on Albion Road where he knew the people who lived there.

A resident heard the rear door open and someone make a comment before leaving the scene.

The resident realised that a key to the door had been taken from the lock.

On January 5, Yarlett’s luck ran out at a house on Broom Riddings in Greasbrough.

The residents were woken up by noises such as drawers being opened at 6am and the police were called.

Yarlett was arrested and could be heard screaming and shouting.

Two suitcases filled with the householders’ belongings were found at the house and police found an item of property linking Yarlett to another burglary committed on New Year’s Eve last year on Clifton Crescent North.

His Honour Judge Paul Watson QC heard that Yarlett, who admitted burglary, had an extensive criminal history, including robbery, burglary and drug offences, but was told he now showed regret for his actions.

Mr Edward Moss, in mitigation, said: “He is truly remorseful about what he has done.

“If he stays clear of class A addiction he has a future.”

But Judge Watson said that Yarlett’s burglaries had seriously upset the owners of the properties.

He said: “Burglary does disrupt people’s confidence in their lives and their homes.”

Giving Yarlett credit for his guilty plea to the offences, the judge sentenced him to four years and eight months imprisonment for each burglary offence, each to run concurrently, and 12 months imprisonment, again to run concurrently, for the handling stolen goods offence.

Det Con Lee Beecroft, who investigated the burglaries, said: “Yarlett targeted multiple properties in Rotherham across a number of days, stealing various items for his own financial gain.

“Burglary is an invasive and distressing crime for victims and it causes a great deal of concern in our communities, so I hope the result at court reassures the public that this individual is now behind bars.”