Two men have had 18 months added to their prison sentences by admitting to burglaries and thefts across Norfolk.

Levi Hilden, 38, of HMP The Mount, and Stuart Bocock, 32, of HMP Ranby, were serving time for an armed robbery when they admitted to a number of additional offences.

It followed an incident on November 14, 2019, when a home in St Olaves near Yarmouth was broken into and jewellery was stolen.

Detectives linked Hilden to the scene through DNA on a plant pot and charged him with burglary and theft.

Acting with Hilden, Bocock faced a charge of burglary and theft after jewellery and a bank card was stolen from a home in Limpenhoe near Acle.

CCTV later captured Bocock at a Sainsbury’s in Yarmouth attempting to withdraw cash at a cash machine.

At the sentencing, Bocock asked for seven additional crimes to be taken into consideration under Operation Converter and Hilden asked for eight.

The offences, which took place between November 2019 and April 2020, included commercial and domestic burglaries, travelling as a passenger in a stolen car, handling stolen goods and theft from a motor vehicle.

The pair will now stay behind bars for a further 18 months.

Police staff supervisor Duncan Etchells, of the Operation Converter unit, said: “We are pleased that this prosecution and associated offences have given closure and reassurance to the victims.

“Whilst some of the offences are a few years old this will hopefully prove to be a deterrent against anyone tempted to commit such crimes.

“We can only hope this will ensure both Hilden and Bocock reflect on their offending and cease their life of crime.”

Operation Converter is an initiative that encourages offenders to admit other crimes to give victims peace of mind. Offenders have to give sufficient detail for officers to be sure they have committed the crime.