Father and son jailed

A father and son were this morning jailed after pleading guilty to burgling a house, damaging its front door and driving without a licence or insurance. The son, Justin Polidano, 23, also pleaded guilty to relapsing. He was jailed for four years three...

A father and son were this morning jailed after pleading guilty to burgling a house, damaging its front door and driving without a licence or insurance.

The son, Justin Polidano, 23, also pleaded guilty to relapsing. He was jailed for four years three months. His jail term adds up to five years as a suspended sentence has also come into effect. His father Joe, 52, was jailed for three years six months.

The two were last September caught red-handed stealing from a house after PC Emanuel Mamo, who was off-duty, spotted them acting suspiciously near the house and called for assistance.

The mobile police squad had surrounded the house and caught the two coming out holding a bag containing household items.

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