Brothers jailed after string of burglaries across Norfolk

Cirean Brytz, 35, of Westfields, Tilney St Lawrence, appeared at King’s Lynn Crown Court on Wednesday (August 9) after admitting to two residential burglaries, a burglary of a homeless hostel, two thefts of motor vehicles and a theft from a motor vehicle which all took place in March of this year. 

His brother James Brytz, 40, and also of Westfields, faced the same charges admitting to two of them with the others left to lie on file.  

Cirean also asked for 13 other offences to be taken into consideration after he was further investigated by officers from Operation Converter. 

The unit identifies people who have been charged with recent crimes and sees if they can link them to older, unsolved cases. 

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The Emmaus homeless hostel in Ditchingham (Image: Google)

On March 10 of this year, Cieran targeted a home in Wiggenhall St Germans taking money and a car that was found burnt out in Ditchingham. 

He also admitted to breaking into Emmaus House in Ditchingham, on March 13, a homeless hostel where he lived before 2019, taking cash, laptops, medication, and a Vauxhall Zafira. 

On March 19 a number plate was stolen from a car in Gorleston and the Zafira plate was found at the scene. 

Ten days later a householder came home to find a suspect leaving her property in Wisbech with valuables including jewellery, a coin bottle, keys, and cash. 

A Vauxhall Zafira was spotted at the scene. 

The car was traced to the brothers' home address where numerous items were recovered matching stolen property descriptions, as well as bolt croppers and several stolen or cloned number plates. 

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Cirean was sentenced to six years in prison and James was handed a prison term of two years and four months. 

Police staff supervisor Duncan Etchells of the Operation Converter Unit said after the sentencing: “We were only able to investigate this prolific offender following some excellent work resulting in his arrest and charge by the team at Swaffham CID and DC Charlie Bunting. 

“We hope that the additional admissions Cirean Brytz made in relation to the TIC offences show he will hopefully rehabilitate himself while he is serving his custodial sentence. 

“He knows, however, if he chooses to re-offend on release Norfolk Constabulary will do all they can to put him back behind bars in order to protect the communities of Norfolk.”