A burglar who was caught in the act and detained by his victim has been jailed.
It took just two days from Troy Bossendorfer committing his offence to him being sentenced to spend a year behind bars.
On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at around 9.30am, Bossendorfer climbed over a garden fence and tried to smash his way into an address in Ryswick Road, Kempston, with a hammer.
However – the occupant of the address was inside and startled Bossendorfer, who attempted to escape over the fence.
The man at the address was able to grab and detain him until police arrived, where he was subsequently arrested.
Bossendorfer, 35, of High Street, Bedford, pleading guilty on Friday, October 7, to attempted burglary.
He was sentenced at Luton Magistrates Court to 12 months behind bars, as well as having to pay the victim £200 in compensation.
Detective Constable Harry Baron said: “This is swift justice for someone who has caused untold distress to this family.
“We know how intrusive burglary can be to the victims. In this case, the man living here has shown enormous bravery and courage to tackle Bossendorfer and safely detain him until our officers could get there.
“Officers in our dedicated Op Maze burglary squad are working around the clock to get burglars off the streets and I am pleased to say the number of residential burglaries across the county is going down while our conviction rate is going up.
“We’ll continue to do all we can get to put these people behind bars.”
Find out more about our response to burglary and how to protect your home on our website https://www.beds.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/
