A brazen burglar who targeted properties for jewellery in Tonbridge and Dartford is starting a prison sentence. Between 24 October and 2 November 2023, Patrick Moloney travelled by car into Kent with criminal associates and broke into several houses while the residents were absent. The addresses, situated on the outskirts of the towns, were ransacked and jewellery plus mobile phones and computers were stolen.
The incidents were investigated by detectives from the Kent Police’s drive to prevent offenders profiting from their crimes continues with further confiscations. In separate hearings at Maidstone Crown Court, two men convicted of large scale drug supply offences have been ordered to give up their ill-gotten gains" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-wpil-monitor-id="29863">Kent Crime Squad, with scenes forensically examined and CCTV footage in the area reviewed. The officers identified the vehicle that was being used by the gang and it was recovered on 2 November in Wickford, Essex. They also found suspected stolen jewellery in the vehicle along with Moloney’s DNA. The investigators then proved he had been in the vicinity of the burglaries when they were committed and he was arrested on 6 December.
‘Burglary is such an invasive crime and we will leave no stone unturned to track down those responsible. In this case, some diligent investigative work ensured Moloney was promptly detained and evidence was recovered to guarantee he was brought to justice.’
