A woman has been jailed after admitting her role in a pub break-in.
Tills and fruit machines were attacked and money was stolen during the burglary at The White Swan in Devonshire Square, Sutton-in-Ashfield.
The landlord had locked up for the night at around 11.30pm on 1 July 2021 and when he woke up around 7.15am he found the pub burgled.
Following enquiries fingerprints belonging to 41-year-old Natasha Clark, of Hibbert Crescent, Sutton-in-Ashfield, were found.
Clark was subsequently arrested and pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary. She was jailed for 15 months when she appeared at Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing on Tuesday (22 February 2022).
Detective Constable Alan Morton, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Burglaries can have a significant long-lasting impact on victims and the wider community.
“The invasion into a person’s privacy can not only have a detrimental impact on someone financially but also their mental wellbeing too.
“Our priority as a force is to keep people safe and we are continuing to work hard and do everything we can to prevent burglaries before they happen, to drive down this crime type and bring those responsible for burglaries to justice.
“A lot of hard work has taken place across the force to prioritise reducing incidents of burglary and this is something our officers from the force’s two dedicated burglary teams, neighbourhood policing teams, Operation Reacher teams, CID teams and other police units really focus on.
“I’d like to reassure people that the force takes burglaries incredibly seriously and will continue to take swift and robust action against burglars who target homes and businesses for their own selfish gains.”
