Picture: Sonya and Rifat Mehmet
In October last Sonya and Rifat Mehmet, of Charlecote Road, targeted homes in Chigwell in October 2018, while the occupants were asleep and stole possessions including bank cards.
The cards were then used by the Mehmets to make purchases in various places in Dagenham.
They were caught after they were identified on CCTV going through a McDonald’s drive-through with a stolen bike on the roof rack and with stolen tools inside.
Police also found that Sonya Mehmet’s phone showed she was in Chigwell during the time of the burglaries.
Investigating officer DC Robert Guiney, of Loughton CID, said: “The Mehmets targeted homes while the occupants slept before stealing their possessions.
“It didn’t take us long to discover they had used stolen bank cards and they were both clearly seen on CCTV buying items.
“They were sentenced for carrying out these crimes together and will now spend time apart locked in prison cells.”
Rifat Mehmet, 43, was convicted of three counts of burglary and two counts of fraud by false representation.
Sonya Mehmet, 38, was guilty of two counts of burglary one count of fraud by false representation.
Tags: Chigwell, Dagenham
