A VICTIM of burglary has said their home no longer feels safe after three burglars stole a camera and a haul of jewellery from the property.

Poole men Samuel Oliver Smith, 35, James Flynn, 45, and James Wall, 44, entered the address in Alder Road, Poole, in broad daylight on March 17 last year.

They carried out an “untidy search” of the property before making off in a getaway car which was parked nearby.

Smith, of Bournemouth Road, Flynn, of West Quay Road, Poole, and Wall, of Langdon Road, Poole, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court for sentencing on Friday, June 10.

Wall was also sentenced for a burglary in Ferndown, on March 4, 2021, while he asked the judge to take into consideration his involvement in a further dwelling burglary in Hurn Lane, St Ives, on March 16.

Prosecutor James Wing said the March 17 burglary in Alder Road took place shortly after 1pm, with the three defendants using a getaway vehicle.

Mr Wing said an untidy search of the property had taken place and an item which had been stolen was found in the getaway car once police had located it.

Reading a victim impact statement, Mr Wing said: “My home does not feel like a place of safety anymore.”

In relation to the March 4 burglary, Wall was one of three people to enter the property in Church Road.

Mr Wing said he was the only offender to ever to be identified in connection with this incident.

The court heard the victims are now “always worrying” and having to check doors and windows were locked.

“The burglary has had a huge impact,” they said.

Richard Martin, representing Wall, said the defendant was sorry for the people who live in the homes that were burgled.

Ed Wylde, representing Flynn, said his client was “totally sorry for the position he found himself in”. The barrister said he believed there was a realistic prospect of rehabilitation.

Kate Green, representing Smith, said the defendant had severed effectively a two year sentence in prison due to his time remanded in custody.

“He has used the time has he spent in custody to his credit,” she said.

Judge Stephen Climie said: “You all have a number of convictions which reflect aspects of your backgrounds, some difficult, some less difficult.

“From time to time you have used or abused alcohol or drugs or both.

The burglary all three defendants were involved in had a “significant impact as far as the victims were concerned”.

Flynn was sentenced to three years and eight months imprisonment for one count of burglary, Wall for three years and two months for two counts of burglary and Smith for two years for one offence of burglary.

The court heard Wall had already spent 413 days in custody, Smith had spent 395 days in custody and Flynn had spent the equivalent of 240 days in custody through a combination of remand and qualifying curfew. These periods would be taken into account by the prison service in relation to their release dates.

Police Constable Liam Moss, of Dorset Police, said: “We recognise the impact dwelling burglaries have on victims and I hope this case demonstrates that we will do all we can to identify those responsible for such offences and bring them before the courts.

“Our investigations saw us use a range of evidence to link the defendants to these crimes so they could be held accountable for their offending.”