Bridgend,South Wales - Bungling burglar used real name and number when using stolen credit cards to pay for Christmas shopping

Man jailed after stealing credit cards - but then gave his real details in a store

• 24 DEC 2015
• BY HUW SILK

Darren Inder, from Neath, was jailed after admitting burglary and theft from ATMs

A burglar gave his real name and contact numbers after going on a spending spree using debit and credit cards stolen from people’s homes.

Darren Inder burgled homes in Bridgend , making off with cards which he then used to fund his trips around stores including River Island in Swansea .

In that shop, he provided his real details when making an order.

Police later found what they described as “an Aladdin’s cave of luxury gifts” at Inder’s Neathhome.

Police followed card trail

He was caught when records of the cards he had stolen left an electronic trail which pinpointed him at particular shops at specific times – allowing police to find him on CCTV.

SOUTH WALES POLICE PICTURE: Darren Inder, 36, from Neath, has been jailed after stealing credit and debit cards and going on a shopping spree using them

One victim – a 72 year-old women from Litchard, Bridgend – only realised she had been burgled after her bank made her aware of suspicious transactions.

Another victim living in Rushfields Gardens in Bridgend alerted police when she noticed account withdrawals that she couldn’t account for.

Inder, 36, was jailed on Wednesday by a Cardiff Crown Court judge for four and a half years.

He had pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and theft from ATMs.

'Next few Christmases behind bars'

Later, he also asked for another burglary in Garefield Avenue, Bridgend, and a theft from an ATM, to be taken into consideration.

A police statement said: “When officers went to arrest Darren Inder at his address in Neath they climbed into his attic and uncovered an Aladdin’s cave of luxury gifts such as perfume, aftershave and clothes which were worth thousands of pounds.”

South Wales Police ’s Rebecca Merchant added: “Darren Inder operated like a professional burglar – he stole cards and cash from his victims who were sometimes vulnerable, and spent their money without any care in the world and without them even knowing.

“Little did he know that his every transaction would leave a trail of evidence which would enable us to identify him using CCTV.

“His lavish Christmas shopping sprees have come to an end, and instead of enjoying the luxuries that he bought at everybody else’s expense, he’ll now spend the next few Christmases with little luxury behind bars.”

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