A man has been jailed after breaking into a home and stealing a drone - while out of prison on licence.

Jason Pitt, 47, has been sentenced to six years behind bars for burgling the house in Sturry, near Canterbury.

The victims left their home on the morning of January 20, and returned in the afternoon to find a rear window had been smashed.

Some items inside the property had been disturbed and a drone had been stolen.

CCTV footage taken that day captured Pitt approaching the property during the afternoon, and walking around the garden before leaving with a bag in his hands.

Following a police investigation, he was identified from the footage and arrested six days later.

Pitt, of no fixed address, admitted burglary at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday and was jailed the following day.

He was on licence from prison at the time of the offence.

Det Con Kirsty Gee, Kent Police's investigating officer, said: "I am very pleased that the speed and efficiency of our investigation saw this burglar identified and arrested within a week of the offence.

"The case shows the value in having domestic CCTV and security systems which can deter burglars and help bring them to justice following offences such as this.

"The evidence against Pitt left him no option but to plead guilty and the sentence will mean he is unable to target Kent residents for a considerable amount of time."

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