A PROLIFIC burglar who broke into a bingo hall in Burnley has been jailed for over eight months.

Andrew Woodrup, 29, of Lindsay Street, Burnley, broke into Gala Bingo Club, Centenary Way, early on September 17, but after an investigation by the neighbourhood policing team and town centre CCTV operators, he was arrested.

He was sentenced to 120 days imprisonment for the burglary, with an extra 145 days after Burnley magistrates invoked a suspended sentence for a previous burglary.

Sergeant Martin Storey, from Burnley Town Centre Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Woodrup’s conviction is the latest custodial sentence secured against offenders who have targeted the town centre.

“We are determined to keep crime levels low and will continue to do all we can to target offenders and put them before the courts.”