Sevenoaks burglar caught hiding up a tree
It followed a pursuit with a drone and search dog
Last updated 31st Oct 2023
A Sevenoaks burglar has been caught hiding up a tree following a police pursuit with a drone and a search dog.
Kyle Ainsley was tracked by officers for several miles, and arrested after he was found hiding in a field in Eynsford.
It follows a series of break-ins in and around Sevenoaks, on 28 September 2023.
Ainsley, along with Lewis Thomas, ransacked three separate homes before fleeing with possessions including thousands of pounds of jewellery.
Attending officers quickly located a Mercedes they had used, and which was found parked in Shoreham Road.
They then saw a BMW speed past with the occupants’ faces concealed. It had just been stolen from an address on the same road.
The vehicle was pursued and a drone used to help follow the suspects’ movements.
Police Dog Biggy assisted with a search and Thomas was quickly detained.
PD Biggy then indicated to a tree and Ainsley was seen hiding within the branches and arrested.
Ainsley, 24, of Hampton Road, Ilford and Thomas, 24, of Milner Road, Dagenham, were both charged with three counts of burglary and with theft of a motor vehicle and were sentenced on the 30th October to four years and one month in prison.