A BURGLAR has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for a string of offences in North Yorkshire.

Aaron David Luke Bennett, 25, admitted four burglaries between June 8 and 16 at properties in Station Road, Scalby, Stepney Road, Woodland Ravine and Stepney Drive in Scarborough.

He was jailed at York Crown Court on Wednesday, and also pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation for selling stolen goods to pawnbrokers in the area, including Kindles, a laptop, tablet devices and jewellery.