Two men have been jailed for a series of burglaries that took place across Suffolk and surrounding counties.

Levi Hilden, 38, and Stuart Bocock, 32, appeared before King's Lynn Crown Court on Tuesday.

On November 14, 2019, a woman discovered her home in St Olaves, near Great Yarmouth, had been broken into.

The offenders had used a garden planter to smash a kitchen door, gain access and steal jewellery.

Hilden was linked to the scene through DNA and was charged with burglary and theft.

Bocock, acting with Hilden, also faced a single charge of burglary and theft at a property in Limpenhoe, near Acle.

Jewellery and a bank card were stolen in the break-in and CCTV captured Bocock at a Sainsbury's in Great Yarmouth attempting to withdraw cash.

They each admitted the charges at an earlier hearing.

After the charges had been issued, officers from Suffolk police's Operation Converter team investigated the pair and linked them to a number of offences that happened in and around the county.

The offences spanned Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex and included robberies at commercial and domestic properties, travelling as a passenger in a stolen car, handling stolen goods and theft from a motor vehicle.

At Tuesday's sentencing, Bocock asked for seven other crimes to be taken into consideration under Op Converter and Hilden asked for eight.

Hilden and Bocock were jailed for a further 18 months.

The pair had previously been jailed for an armed robbery in Sudbury, with Hilden currently serving his sentence at HMP The Mount and Bocock at HMP Ranby.

Police staff supervisor Duncan Etchells, of the Op Converter unit, said: “Both Norfolk and Suffolk police are pleased that this prosecution and associated offences have given closure and reassurance to the victims.

“Whilst some of the offences are a few years old this will hopefully prove to be a deterrent against anyone tempted to commit such crimes.

“We can only hope this case will ensure both Hilden and Bocock now reflect on their offending and cease their life of crime.”