Maidenhead & Windsor

A 39-year-old man was sentenced on Friday (21/4) at Reading Crown Court after being convicted of attempted burglary and public order offences.

Allan King was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for his involvement in an incident in Lock Lane, Maidenhead on 22 September last year.

At around 9.15am King entered a secure rear garden and attempted to gain entry through a double glazed ground floor window using a chisel. In his attempts to do so the outer pane smashed, which alerted the occupier of the house.

Police arrived at the scene and arrested King after the occupier of the house was confronted by King, who had armed himself with a screwdriver.

DC Hector MacAskill said “This sentence shows that burglary will not be tolerated in Berkshire East and that people who wish to carry out this type of crime will be punished. Burglary and robbery will continue to be a high priority for Thames Valley Police.”

Thames Valley Police ~ Maidenhead