A prolific burglar from Anfield who once knocked himself out on a plant pot after trying to escape from one of his victims has been jailed again.
Gerard Sanders, 32, of Utting Avenue, Anfield, was jailed for 40 months at Liverpool crown court in relation to a burglary in the Southport area. Sanders is already well known after knocking himself out on a plan pot after jumping out of a bedroom window in Formby.
The drama began when Sanders was spotted climbing over a fence and going inside a home in Andrew’s Close.
The home owner, who was weeding his garden, went inside to investigate after a neighbour tipped him off.
Sanders then decided to leap from a bedroom window.
The two Formby neighbours found him lying on the driveway, and immediately contacted the emergency services.
Sanders, who has a lengthy criminal record, woke up to find himself surrounded by police officers and was arrested at the scene before spending the night in hospital.
He later pleaded guilty to attempted burglary and burglary.
In 2011 Sanders was found with stolen goods in Bootle which police linked to a burglary on Harrod Drive in Birkdale.
Sanders, was stopped by officers on Washington Parade in Bootle for a routine check.
The Anfield man was carrying an iPod, digital photo frame and digital camera.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison.
In 2013 Sanders was jailed again stealing £500 worth of jewellery from a house in Formby.
The 72-year-old home owner had hold of his leg at one point, although Sanders managed to break free. He was later tracked down through DNA evidence.
Brendan Carville, defending, said that it had been an opportunistic offence.
“As a burglar he is totally incompetent and inept. At the age of 30 he needs to change his trade.
The Southport Neighbourhood police team tweeted: “Gerard Sanders, aged 32 from, Liverpool sentenced to 40 months imprisonment for burglary offences including Cromer Road in Southport.”
Sanders was jailed for 40 months on December 2 at Liverpool Crown Court on one count of burglary.
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/